Alabama Violated Constitutional Rights of Death Row Inmate, Appeals Court RulesA federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated Black potential jurors at his 1990 murder trial.
Source: Alabama Violated Constitutional Rights of Death Row Inmate, Appeals Court Rules (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/death-penalty-retrial-alabama.html)