The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday is set to deliberate over the case of a Georgia death row inmate, Keith Tharpe, and the words of one juror who used racial slurs to describe him.
Tharpe was sentenced to death in 1991 following the killing of his sister-in-law Jackie Freeman, and the sexual assault of his estranged wife Migrisus Tharpe.
In a sworn affidavit, one member of the jury later explained his decision to sentence Tharpe to death.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
