The US Supreme Court today overturned the death sentence imposed on an African American man, finding bias in the all-white jury that convicted him of the murder of an elderly white woman.
The justices ruled in favour of Georgia death row inmate Timothy Foster by a vote of 7-1, with Justice Clarence Thomas, the court's only African American member, dissenting.

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First Published: May 23 2016 | 8:42 PM IST

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