A Jewish death row inmate, who was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer after escaping, should get a new trial because the judge who presided over his case 'harbored antisemitic bias,' according to a court ruling.
December 13, 2022 / 10:18 PMA Jewish death row inmate who was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after they had escaped should have his conviction overturned and get a new trial because the judge who presided over his case"harbored antisemitic bias," according to a court ruling.have contended that former Judge Vickers Cunningham in Dallas used racial slurs and antisemitic language to refer to the inmate and some of his codefendants.
"Cunningham not only harbored antisemitic bias at the time of trial, but ... he did not or could not curb the influence of that bias in his judicial decision-making," state District Judge Lela Mays wrote in a ruling issued late Monday night from Dallas. Cunningham stepped down from the bench in 2005 and is now an attorney in private practice in Dallas. His office said Tuesday he would not be commenting on Halprin's case.
In October 2021, Mays had found that Cunningham had violated Halprin's right to a fair trial and recommended overturning his death sentence. But the appeals court in May had ordered an evidentiary hearing to be held before it could consider the case.
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