(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision on Thursday, ruled in favor of an Black man convicted of capital murder in Mississippi, who said the jury that convicted him was racially biased. 

In the case, Pitchford v. Cain, Terry Pitchford was convicted of robbing a grocery store alongside Eric Bullins in 2004. Bullins shot and killed the store owner during the robbery and recieved a 20-year jail sentence. 

 

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