U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Turns Down Case of Bible-Consulting Jurors
Posted Apr 20, 2009, 09:56 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a death-row inmate’s claim that his constitutional rights were violated when jurors consulted a Bible during deliberations.
The case, Oliver v. Quarterman, is the second turndown by the court this term that involved jurors consulting the Bible, SCOTUSblog reports. In both cases, the defendants were convicted in Texas.
In the latest case of inmate Khristian Oliver, jurors reviewed a biblical passage that said a murderer who used an iron object to kill “shall surely be put to death,” the Associated Press reports.
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