The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
April 3, 2013

Texas Death Row Prisoner Wins 2nd Reprieve over Racial Bias in Jury Selection 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
A Texas prisoner has won her second stay of execution amidst debate on
new legislation on how juries are selected. Kimberly Mc Carthy had been
scheduled to be put to death today for the 1997 murder of a neighbor.
But prosecutors say they have granted her a reprieve until June while
lawmakers consider a new bill affecting the composition of juries. Mc
Carthy, who is black, was convicted by a jury of 11 whites and one
African American. Defense attorneys say the jury was improperly selected
on the basis of race. Mc Carthy would have been the first woman put to
death in the United States since 2010. She previously won a stay of
execution in January.

 

.