Case Summary:

In the case of Pitchford v. Cain (Docket No. 24-7351), argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 2026, the relevant facts are as follows:

Fact Summary

The case involves Terry Pitchford, who was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2006 for his role in a 2004 armed robbery and killing of a store owner in Grenada County, Mississippi.

The core factual dispute centers on the jury selection process. During voir dire, the prosecutor—Doug Evans (the same prosecutor involved in the landmark Flowers v. Mississippi case)—used peremptory strikes to remove four of the five eligible Black potential jurors, while striking only three of thirty-six eligible White jurors.