A former prosecutor lied when he said he and the judge kept Jews off juries in capital cases because they won’t vote for the death penalty, an investigator said. Judge Kevin Murphy ruled Tuesday that John Quatman lied when he told a California court recently that the late Stanley Golde told him he wanted to keep Jews off juries in capital cases because they would never vote for the death penalty.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
