Warren McCleskey

Warren McCleskey was an American man sentenced to death in Georgia for murder. His case became famous because he argued that Georgia's use of the death penalty was racially biased, especially targeting Black defendants. In a landmark 1987 Supreme Court decision, McCleskey's appeal was rejected, with the Court ruling that statistical evidence of racial disparities alone was not enough to prove individual racial bias in his case. His case raised important questions about fairness, discrimination, and the justice system's use of the death penalty, highlighting ongoing debates about racial equality in capital punishment.