Article 61DXA Portland Man’s Conviction Overturned After Prosecutors Exclude Black Jurors from Verdict

Portland Man’s Conviction Overturned After Prosecutors Exclude Black Jurors from Verdict

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Kalyn Womack
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The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a murder conviction of a Portland man after finding out the prosecutors dismissed two Black jurors from the jury pool because of their race, according to OregonLive. The district attorney's decision to strike both jurors was for race-neutral" reasons.

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