Supreme Court turns away case of Black death row inmate who alleges jury bias
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a bid from a Black man on death row in Texas for the murder of his estranged White wife and two children who argued he was convicted and sentenced to death by biased jurors who had expressed opposition to interracial marriage.
Andre Thomas was charged with capital murder in 2005 after killing his estranged wife, their 4-year-old son, who was biracial, and his wife's 13-month-old daughter, which his attorneys said occurred during a schizophrenic episode.
During the murders, Thomas attempted to remove the hearts of his three victims, thinking he could "set them free from evil," according to court filings. He then stabbed himself in the chest, and later confessed to the killings to police. Thomas pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. While in prison waiting for his trial, Thomas gouged out his right eye, and, four years later, removed his other eye.
