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The Supreme Court is considering a case involving Terry Pitchford, a Black man on Mississippis death row, who claims racial bias in his jury selection. Pitchford was sentenced to death for a grocery store owners murder, with just one Black member on the jury after prosecutor Doug Evans struck four others. This case echoes the Curtis Flowers case, where the court tossed a conviction due to efforts to exclude Black jurors. Evans has a history of such actions, and the Batson ruling bans race-based strikes. Justices noted issues during jury picks, with lower courts going back and forth on the case. The Supreme Courts decision may send the case back to lower courts to determine if the conviction stands, focusing on fair trials amid bias fights.

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