{"product_id":"killing-with-prejudice-9781479888603","title":"Killing with Prejudice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c!--[endif]----\u003e\u003cp\u003eA history of the\u003cem\u003e McCleskey v. Kemp\u003c\/em\u003e Supreme Court ruling that effectively condoned racism in capital cases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1978 Warren McCleskey, a black man, killed a white police officer in Georgia.  He was convicted by a jury of 11 whites and 1 African American, and was sentenced to death.  Although McCleskey's lawyers were able to prove that Georgia courts applied the death penalty to blacks who killed whites four times as often as when the victim was black, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence in \u003cem\u003eMcCleskey v.Kemp\u003c\/em\u003e, thus institutionalizing the idea that racial bias was acceptable in the capital punishment system.  After a thirteen-year legal journey, McCleskey was executed in 1991.  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eKilling with Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e, R.J. Maratea chronicles the entire litigation process which culminated in what has been called the Dred Scott decision of our time. Ultimately, the Supreme Court chose t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409092026711,"sku":"9781479888603","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479888603.jpg?v=1730505412","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/killing-with-prejudice-9781479888603","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}