Roy Moore et. al. 5th Cir. Amicus: Bible usage didn’t taint death penalty deliberations
Christian Newswire carries this press release: Judge Roy Moore and Foundation for Moral Law Argue to Federal Appeals Court that Texas Jury’s Use of Bible did not Taint Deliberations in Death Penalty Case, ‘Oliver v. Quarterman’
It begins:
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and attorneys with the Foundation for Moral Law argued in an amicus curiae brief filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that a Texas jury’s consultation of Bible passages during death-penalty sentencing deliberations did not taint the jury in violation of the 6th Amendment. The Foundation argued in the case, Oliver v. Quarterman, that a jury’s use of the Bible is a natural occurrence since a jury has historically reflected the diversity of the community from which it is drawn, including members who consider the Bible an integral part of their faith and morality.
The Amicus is here.