‘Throw Them Away’: Federal Court Overturns Ohio Man’s Death Sentence, Ruling Prosecutors’ Expert Witness Influenced the Jury with Racist Remarks About Black Men with His ‘Condition’
A federal court is overturning the death sentence of an Ohio Black man after a new lens on his case determined the prosecutor’s expert witness may have improperly influenced the jury with his testimony. The clinical psychologist said men of African descent were inherently more likely to commit violence than males of different races with…