Rejecting 'noxious' prejudice, U.S. top court backs black death row inmate
February 22, 2017 at 13:03 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court gave a Texas death row inmate a chance to avoid execution on Wednesday, with Chief Justice John Roberts denouncing the "noxious strain of racial prejudice" that infected the case when a defense witness testified the man was more likely to commit future crimes because he is black.