tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post8670630879563144152..comments2024-03-29T06:02:28.844-04:00Comments on Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: George Thomas’ Knoxville Horror Re-Trial: Another Nashville JuryNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372393717833610657noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-67938906401429001812013-05-08T23:17:21.795-04:002013-05-08T23:17:21.795-04:00The jury for George Thomas' first trial for hi...The jury for George Thomas' first trial for his part in the Knoxville Horror came from Hamilton County (Chattanooga). According to Wikipedia, Hamilton County is 20% black and Chattanooga is 35%.<br /><br />During jury selection in 2009 with the Hamilton County pool, black prospective jurors didn't want to be on the jury. Many said they couldn't vote for the death penalty in any circumstances. Others openly expressed sympathy for Thomas.<br /><br />The result was only one black juror for Thomas' first trial.<br /><br />Judge Baumgartner was upset by this attitude. He tried to get as many blacks on the jury as he could, but had to allow them to be struck from the panel for the two above reasons. <br /><br />Thomas was found guilty on every count, more than even Davidson. He didn't get death, only "LWOP."<br /><br />Davidson County furnished the juries for Cobbins and Vanessa Coleman's first trial. The Cobbins jury had six black jurors (originally seven), Coleman's had four black jurors on the panel. <br /><br />A black female on Cobbins' jury indicated when interviewed by a Knoxville TV station, indicated she would never vote for death despite saying she would in voir dire. <br /><br />David In TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com