/Prosecutor’s actions in Flowers case ‘troubles’ Supreme Court justices

Prosecutor’s actions in Flowers case ‘troubles’ Supreme Court justices

Although the case before the justices doesn’t concern guilt or innocence but whether the prosecutor wrongly dismissed Black jurors, many seemed to be “deeply troubled” at the actions of District Attorney Doug Evans. Justice Clarence Thomas, who is known for not asking questions during oral arguments, broke the silence after three years. Multiple media outlets present Wednesday reported that Curtis Flowers, on death row, was likely to be ruled in favor. He is currently being held for the 1996 murders of Bertha Tardy and Carmen Rigby as well as Robert Golden, Derrick Stewart, and Robert Golden. According to the Clarion Ledger, a Mississippi death row inmate was released Wednesday after six trials for the same crime. He appeared ready for another chance. Justices debated for an hour whether Curtis Flowers’ 2010 conviction in Winona, Miss. for execution-style murders, of four people, was clouded by the rejection of potential black jurors by the prosecutor. Almost all justices believed it to be true by the end of an hour-long oral argument. This would violate a Supreme Court precedent, which predated all six trials. Three of them were rescheduled because of misconduct by prosecutors. Two other trials resulted in hung jurys. Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh stated that “we can’t take out the history of the case.” Associate Justice Samuel Alito described the case as “troubling” with a “unusual, really disturbing past.”