Looking Deathworthy? Perceptions Cloud Justice in Sentencing

Created with Highcharts 4.2.3 /Highstock 4.2.3Likelihood of Being Sentenced to DeathPercentage of Black Defendants Who Received the DeBlack DefendantAppeared LessStereotypically"Black"Black DefendantAppeared MoreStereotypically"Black"White Murder VictimBlack Murder Victim010203040506070
Black Defendant Appeared Less Stereotypically "Black"Black Defendant Appeared More Stereotypically "Black"
White Murder Victim24.457.5
Black Murder Victim46.645
Likelihood of Being Sentenced to Death
Percentage of Black Defendants Who Received the De
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