... In Unusual Move, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Pens Dissent After Black Death Row Inmate's Death

[sl8]

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/this-is-one-of-those-rare-cases-in-unusual-move-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-pens-dissent-after-black-death-row-inmates-execution/

‘This Is One of Those Rare Cases’: In Unusual Move, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Pens Dissent After Black Death Row Inmate’s Execution

COLIN KALMBACHER
Dec 1st, 2022, 1:40 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signed off on the execution of Missouri death row inmate Kevin Johnson, 37. He was killed by the state later that day. On Wednesday evening, in an unusual move, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson released a post-execution dissent.

The capital case before the nation’s high court argued, unsuccessfully, that Johnson was prosecuted and put to death “not for his crimes, but because he [was] Black and his victim was White.”

In the inmate’s denied application for a stay, his death penalty counsel noted an oddity in the case – that it was not Johnson himself, but, rather, the prosecuting office that originally convicted him which was the first party to file for a reset and review of the entire matter.

“The claim of discrimination was not brought by Mr. Johnson, but by the very entity, through a duly appointed special prosecutor, that had put him on death row,” Johnson’s attorney wrote. “The special prosecutor’s proffer provided strong evidence of racial discrimination.”

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[Joinfortmill]

1. We need her.

[marble falls]

2. She so outshines Barrett and Kavenaugh. I just have the best feelings about her future.

[LastDemocratInSC]

3. She would be a wonderful Chief Justice.

[marble falls]

4. That would my dream. It wouldn't happen till after I shake off this mortal coil, but I'd be happy.

[jaxexpat]

5. Well, I'll be damned. A few words of polite but pointed observation about an American tragedy.

And by a sitting USSC justice. It's almost unheard of.

There may be, after all, a reason to spare the nation. A "Passover", so to speak. The words from one righteous voice echoing quietly from sea to sea. Brought tears, it did.

[oldsoftie]

6. Lets read about him shooting a cop so many times he was unrecognizable.

The crime is that it took 17 years to execute an obviously guilty man.
From KCUR:

"The brutality of Johnson’s crime shook the St. Louis area in 2005. At the time, Johnson was on probation for a misdemeanor assault charge and worried that two Kirkwood police officers lingering in front of his great-grandmother’s house would tow his car.

Johnson’s brother, Joseph “Bam Bam” Long, who was born addicted to crack and lived with a congenital heart defect, suffered a seizure as the officers were asking about Johnson. Long was pronounced dead soon after.

McEntee responded to the scene around the time an ambulance arrived for Long. Though Johnson would later acknowledge McEntee had nothing to do with his brother’s death, he believed that day that McEntee had somehow been responsible. McEntee barred his mother from tending to the boy, Johnson would later testify in court.

After a “chance encounter” with McEntee two hours later, Johnson walked up to McEntee’s patrol car and shot him in the head and upper torso. He delivered the final shot moments later, after McEntee attempted to speed away but hit a tree. All told, McEntee suffered about seven gunshot wounds and was unrecognizable to people who knew him at the scene."

[dpibel]

7. At least we don't have to guess

where you stand on capital punishment!

[oldsoftie]

10. No I guess not. But the law SHOULD be changed.

Only applicable to those who are without question guilty. NO "beyond reasonable doubt" cases. No cases like OJ. People like Dylan Roof. All these schools shooters. This guy.
And don't take 20 yrs

[BWdem4life]

9. You're completely missing the point

Last edited Fri Dec 2, 2022, 08:02 PM - Edit history (2)

Perhaps you might want to read the entire article, carefully, with an open mind. The point was that a statute existed for due process and Johnson was denied that due process. If it was denied for him, it could be denied in the future for any other defendant. Due process is important because, believe it or not, there ARE innocent people being convicted every day. The majority of them are people of color.

Also, when the state is killing one of its citizens, it would behoove the state to dot its i's and cross its t's. Other citizens should care whether those i's and t's are being dotted and crossed, regardless of the specific crime in question and their certainty of the defendant's guilt.

[scarletlib]

11. That's exactly correct.

This guy may have been guilty as hell, but that does not exonerate the State from its duties to precisely follow its laws and ensure a fair, honest and open trial to prove its point.

[republianmushroom]

8. this lady rocks

[Uncle Joe]

12. Here is a a video regarding this case from Democracy Now posted last Monday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017786529

Thanks for the thread sl

[Celerity]

13. Robert McCulloch: the type of neo nazi criminal system operative that makes white supremacy go round

I have serious doubts his white power construct can ever be entirely rooted out of the overall American justice system.