Supreme Court tomorrow will discuss whether to take up black death row inmate Keith Tharpe's claim re: racist juror. From his petition:pic.twitter.com/GxmGjO8yXG
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The juror said re: OJ Simpson: "That white woman wouldn't have been killed if she hadn't have married that black man" (per Tharpe petition)
State counters that other jurors (including two who were black) said race was not a factor duriing deliberations
Tharpe cites 2 recent SCOTUS rulings, including this: U.S. top court backs Hispanic man over juror's racist comments http://reut.rs/2lOijHr
The other: Rejecting 'noxious' prejudice, U.S. top court backs black death row inmatehttp://reut.rs/2lvoy4q
Stay tuned for action in this case in the coming days
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