Title: “Fighting for Justice: Using the Victim-Offender Dyad and Disparity vs. Discrimination in the Appeal of a Death Sentence for an African American Male” Opening statement: May it please the Court, I stand before you

Imagine you are a defense attorney whose job is to argue an appeal
for your client before the U.S. Supreme Court. Your client is an African
American male who was sentenced to death for a capital crime. The
appeal is based on racial discrimination in sentencing.
Discuss how you may use the victim-offender dyad and differences between disparity and discrimination to make your case.
Additionally, find a case that has been overturned on the basis of racial discrimination and summarize it.

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