Justices side with Duane Buck’s claims that his rights were violated when jurors were told he was more likely to be dangerous in the future because he is blackThe US supreme court on Wednesday ordered a recent court hearing for a black Texas prison inmate who claims improper testimony about his race tainted his death sentence.The justices voted 6-2 in favor of the inmate, Duane Buck. Buck had tried for years to gain federal courts to look at his claim that his rights had been violated when jurors were told by a defense expert witness that Buck was more likely to be dangerous in the future because he is black. Related: The punishment for having a spoiled lawyer shouldn't be the death penalty | Stephen B knowing Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com