A Nevada man was tried and convicted of attempted murder of two people after an altercation. Sean Maurice Dean's attorney used a questioning toward jurors about their racial attitudes in court.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) The Nevada Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction of a Black man who was found guilty in Elko of attempted murder and other violent felonies, ruling that his jury was tainted by “harmful racial stereotypes” during pretrial questioning by his defense attorney.
LAS VEGAS (AP) The Nevada Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction of a Black man who was found guilty in Elko of attempted murder and other violent felonies, ruling that his jury was tainted by “harmful racial stereotypes” during pretrial questioning by his defense attorney.