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Charles Rhines was executed yesterday & he may have died because he’s gay
Some jurors said they were worried that he would have sex with men in prison.
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This man says jurors sentenced him to death for being gay. The Supreme Court won’t hear his case
During his “bloodcurdling confession” he admitted locking the victim’s head between his knees and pounding a hunting knife into the base of his skull. Then he had some french fries.
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Gay man sentenced to death by reported homophobic jurors will not get his appeal
A divided three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday refused to hear the appeal of Charles Rhines, a gay man on death row in South Dakota.
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A man may have gotten the death penalty because he’s gay, but should LGBTQ orgs help him?
There’s no debate he committed murder. But there’s evidence the jury thought prison would be “too much fun.”
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The Supreme Court is okay with homophobic jurors judging gay defendants more harshly
Jurors can be open with their anti-LGTBQ bias when judging defendants and not worry about their verdict being challenged.
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Did a jury give a gay man the death penalty because prison would be ‘too much fun?’
Lawyers for a gay murderer say he got the death penalty because the jury thought he would enjoy prison rape.