The degree to which a black defendant is perceived as "Black" in appearance, based on preconceived stereotypes, substantially affects the likelihood of that person receiving capital punishment. This trend is only present-- and significantly so-- in cases with black defendants and white victims. Additionally, the drastically lower conviction rates for those appearing "less stereotypically black" may suggest that in both instances there there existed insufficient evidence for prosecution, and yet, other influences drove many convictions of those appearing "more-stereotypically black."