Defense attorneys in two death penalty cases are challenging what they say is a discriminatory jury selection process in Duval County.
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The cases under a microscope include two pending capital re-sentencing trials in Duval County: Luther Douglas and Donald Banks.Those sentences were later thrown out for being unconstitutional. On Friday, their cases returned to court and News4JAX watched. The judge urged the defense to stick to legal issues and acknowledged that anecdotal statements are tragic but don’t move the court in any direction.
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