Death Penalty: Racist Scandal Sparks Review In Alameda County
All pending death penalty cases in Alameda County, California, were ordered reviewed over racist and antisemitic scandal.
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All pending death penalty cases in Alameda County, California, were ordered reviewed over racist and antisemitic scandal.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office released several handwritten notes showing a bias against Black and Jewish jurors.
The finding has broad and far-reaching implications regarding old convictions in the Alameda County justice system.
Former Alameda County prosecutors excluded Black and Jewish jurors from death penalty cases, prompting a federal judge to order a review of dozens of such cases, said District Attorney Pamela Price on Monday.
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