New trial for Black man whose all-white jury met in room with Confederate symbols
by Associated Press in Nashville, Tennessee from US news | The Guardian on (#5SPPB)
Tim Gilbert was convicted in Tennessee by a panel which met in a room maintained by a Confederate heritage group
A Tennessee appeals court has granted a new trial for a Black man who was convicted of aggravated assault by an all-white jury that deliberated in a room containing Confederate symbols.
The Tennessee court of criminal appeals ruled on Friday that Tim Gilbert deserves a new trial on charges stemming from a December 2018 altercation, the Tennessean reported.
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