California Racial Justice Act Results in Death Sentence Reversal for Black Man Characterized by Prosecutors as a 'Bengal Tiger'
On June 1, 2026, the California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Anthony Bankston under the retroactive application of the California Racial Justice Act (CRJA) – the first capital…
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