May 28, 2026 11:35 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him.
By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner.
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There was one Black juror in a trial with similarities to that of another Black man on Mississippi's death row, whose conviction the high court overturned seven years ago.
