Mushmouth
01-18-2019, 04:41 PM
Attorneys are seeking a new trial for a black Iowa teenager convicted of murder after a juror reported other members of the jury made racially charged comments before the conviction.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that jurors testified Thursday about comments allegedly made last year during the trial of 18-year-old Doncorrion Spates. He was found guilty of murder in the 2016 shooting death of Otavioius Brown.
One juror who was called by the defense said a male juror made a comment about African Americans being involved in gangs. The juror said a female juror also commented that black people are "desensitized to killing people."
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Teen-convicted-of-murder-seeks-retrial-after-racist-comments-504546171.html
More details: https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/teen-convicted-of-murder-seeks-retrial-over-racist-juror-comments/article_a4cf66f4-3930-5937-9b87-6bcde23e8266.html
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that jurors testified Thursday about comments allegedly made last year during the trial of 18-year-old Doncorrion Spates. He was found guilty of murder in the 2016 shooting death of Otavioius Brown.
One juror who was called by the defense said a male juror made a comment about African Americans being involved in gangs. The juror said a female juror also commented that black people are "desensitized to killing people."
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Teen-convicted-of-murder-seeks-retrial-after-racist-comments-504546171.html
More details: https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/teen-convicted-of-murder-seeks-retrial-over-racist-juror-comments/article_a4cf66f4-3930-5937-9b87-6bcde23e8266.html