All 14 Uses
bias
in
Just Mercy
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- Presumptions of guilt, poverty, racial bias, and a host of other social, structural, and political dynamics have created a system that is defined by error, a system in which thousands of innocent people now suffer in prison.†
p. 16.4bias = a personal preference; or any tendency to move in a particular direction
- In this book you will learn the story of Walter's case, which taught me about our system's disturbing indifference to inaccurate or unreliable verdicts, our comfort with bias, and our tolerance of unfair prosecutions and convictions.†
p. 17.2
- In the mid-1960s, the Court held that using peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner was unconstitutional, but the justices created an evidentiary standard for proving racial bias that was so high that no one had successfully challenged peremptory strikes in twenty years.†
p. 60.1
- I asked several courts to stay Herbert's execution because of his ineffective lawyer, racial bias during the trial, the inflammatory comments made by the prosecutor, and the lack of mitigation evidence presented.†
p. 79.6
- I refrained from explaining that I was too busy working on the case of an innocent black man the community was trying to execute after a racially biased prosecution.†
p. 109.1biased = created a personal preference; or creates a tendency to move in a particular direction
- They weren't partial or biased, just very persuasive in detailing how organic brain damage, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder can conspire to create severe mental impairment.†
p. 198.9
- In the 60 Minutes interview with Chapman, he dismissed as silly the suggestion of any racial bias in Walter McMillian's prosecution.†
p. 213.5 *bias = a personal preference; or any tendency to move in a particular direction
- But these cases also tend to create distortions and bias.†
p. 232.9
- Ultimately, a jury who brought many presumptions and biases to the trial of Marsha Colbey was selected to decide her fate.†
p. 235.5
- We sought review in the Alabama Supreme Court and won a new trial based on the trial judge's refusal to exclude people from jury service who were biased and could not be impartial.†
p. 240.4biased = created a personal preference; or creates a tendency to move in a particular direction
- We were assisting clients on death row, challenging excessive punishments, helping disabled prisoners, assisting children incarcerated in the adult system, and looking at ways to expose racial bias, discrimination against the poor, and the abuse of power.†
p. 250.8bias = a personal preference; or any tendency to move in a particular direction
- James —Bo" Cochran had been released after spending nearly twenty years on Alabama's death row; a new trial was awarded after federal courts reversed his conviction because of racial bias during jury selection.†
p. 275.6
- I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.†
p. 291.1
- We want to end unfair sentences in criminal cases and stop racial bias in criminal justice.†
p. 293.1bias = a personal preference; or any tendency to move in a particular direction
Definitions:
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(1)
(bias) a tendency to favor one side -- in people, a prejudice that affects fair judgment; more generally, any built-in lean to move or behave in a particular way (like a car that pulls right)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Specialized meanings of bias include:
- statistics: any of several errors that distort results
- textiles: a line or fold that is diagonal relative to the sides or grain of the fabric
- electronics: a steady-state current that is forced through an electronic device