Black man's murder conviction in shooting of white ex-girlfriend is overturned by appeals court because prosecutor 'invoked racial stereotypes and appealed to the prejudice of the jury' by referencing O.J. Simpson case
Joshua Kioni Ellis had his second-degree murder conviction overturned on August 31 after successfully arguing that he was deprived of a fair trial Ellis pointed to the prosecutions references to The People v. O.J. Simpson and an implicit bias exercise during jury selection Judge Bernard Veljacic wrote that the prosecution 'invoked racial stereotypes and appealed to the prejudice of the jury' resulting in misconduct The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office is deciding whether to ask the state Supreme Court to review the decision Ellis was convicted on second-degree murder and sentenced to over 23 years for fatally shooting of his ex-girlfriend, Wendi Traynor, in 2017 By Adriana Diaz For Dailymail.Com
Published: 19:03 BST, 8 September 2021 | Updated: 19:29 BST, 8 September 2021
A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2017 had the verdict overturned after an appeals court ruled that the prosecution's reference to the O.J. Simpson case deprived him of a fair trial by suggesting racial stereotypes to the jury.
Joshua Kioni Ellis was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to over 23 years in prison for the gunning down 25-year-old Wendi Traynor.
On appeal, Ellis argued that deputy prosecutor John Neeb's reference to The People v. O.J. Simpson and an implicit bias exercise during jury selection barred him from his right to a fair trial.
The three-judge panel of Division II of the Washington State Court of Appeals agreed with Ellis.
Joshua Kioni Ellis had his second-degree murder conviction overturned on August 31 after he successfully argued that prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial
'Ellis argues that the prosecutor committed misconduct
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