Supreme court hearing Mississippi death penalty case over alleged racial jury bias

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WASHINGTON (AP) Certain names will be familiar to the Supreme Court in the latest case involving a Black death row inmate from Mississippi, with arguments set for Tuesday. Doug Evans, a now-retired … [+4489 chars] The supreme court is hearing arguments on Tuesday about racial bias in jury selection in a death penalty case stemming from Mississippi. Doug Evans, a now-retired prosecutor, removed all but one Black person from a jury that convicted Terry Pitchford of capital murder in 2006.