Supreme Court Rules Jury Selection Was Botched in Mississippi Death Penalty Case

The high court ruled the trial judge misapplied a legal precedent dealing with selecting jurors.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5–4 on May 28 to revive a black death row inmate’s challenge to his conviction.

The nation’s highest court found in Pitchford v. Cain that the trial judge didn’t properly handle claims that black jurors were excused on account of their race.