What Is Necessary for Individual Defendants to Overturn a Death

question 46

Multiple Choice

What is necessary for individual defendants to overturn a death sentence based on race?

• A)Defendants have to prove that their case was infected by racial views.
• B)Defendants have to prove that there was not equal representation of race on the jury.
• C)Defendants have to show that racial discrimination has occurred in past cases.
• D)Defendants have to show evidence that the prosecutor was racially biased.

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