Post by Logan on Apr 1, 2016 0:08:55 GMT -6
Double murder conviction reversed by Nevada Supreme Court for excluding black juror
In a 4-3 split decision, the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of Jason Duval McCarty in the murder of two Las Vegas women nine years ago.
McCarty was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Charlotte Combado and Victoria McGee and sentenced to death. He initially appealed on grounds the trial judge admitted statements he made to investigators without having his attorney present.
But the high court rejected that claim, instead focusing on the trial judge’s decision to allow the state to remove a black woman from the jury pool with a peremptory challenge.
Prosecutors told the court “with all due respect, it has nothing to do with the race, but the State of Nevada’s not going to leave somebody who works at a strip club on their panel.”
Read more: www.nevadaappeal.com/news/21386276-113/double-murder-conviction-reversed-by-nevada-supreme-court#
In a 4-3 split decision, the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of Jason Duval McCarty in the murder of two Las Vegas women nine years ago.
McCarty was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Charlotte Combado and Victoria McGee and sentenced to death. He initially appealed on grounds the trial judge admitted statements he made to investigators without having his attorney present.
But the high court rejected that claim, instead focusing on the trial judge’s decision to allow the state to remove a black woman from the jury pool with a peremptory challenge.
Prosecutors told the court “with all due respect, it has nothing to do with the race, but the State of Nevada’s not going to leave somebody who works at a strip club on their panel.”
Read more: www.nevadaappeal.com/news/21386276-113/double-murder-conviction-reversed-by-nevada-supreme-court#