Justices reject Black death row inmate’s appeal over jurors’ racial prejudice

US Supreme Court denies death row inmate’s appeal on claims of racially prejudiced jury

The US Supreme Court Tuesday denied a black death row inmate’s appeal over claims his trial was tarnished by several jurors who stated their opposition of interracial relationships. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented.Andre Lee Thomas was sentenced to death in 2005 for the murders of his wife, their son and her daughter from another relationship. Thomas is black, his wife was white and their son was biracial. Thomas was convicted and…

Supreme Court rejects Black Texas death row inmate's race bias claim

The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the court’s order turning away the appeal from inmate Andre Thomas. He was sentenced to death for killing his estranged wife, who was white, and two children in 2004.

Supreme Court turns away case of Black death row inmate who alleges jury bias

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented from the denial of Andre Thomas's petition.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects request to review Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas’ case

Thomas’ attorneys appealed saying that some members of the jury that sentenced him had expressed racist views. In their dissent, the court’s three liberal justices wrote that Thomas’ conviction and death sentence were unconstitutional.

Court rejects Black Texas death row inmate's race bias claim

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from a Black Texas death row inmate who argued he didn't get a fair trial because jurors who convicted him objected to interracial marriage.The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the court’s order turning away the appeal from inmate Andre Thomas. He was sentenced to death for killing his estranged wife, who was white, and two children in 2004.“No jury deciding whe…

Court rejects Black Texas death row inmate's race bias claim

A divided Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Black Texas death row inmate who argued he didn’t get a fair trial because jurors who convicted him objected to