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Supermarket Gunman Who Targeted Black People Wants Charges Dropped, Says Grand Jury Was Too White
Defense lawyers argue the grand jury lacked sufficient Black and Latino jurors, violating legal standards and Gendron's constitutional rights, seeking dismissal of the indictment.
- Payton Gendron, who killed 10 Black people in a 2022 Buffalo Tops supermarket shooting, faces federal charges including a 27-count indictment.
- Gendron's defense claims that the panel responsible for issuing the indictment lacked adequate representation of Black and Hispanic jurors, resulting in a violation of his constitutional rights under the Jury Selection and Service Act.
- The federal trial, with jury selection set for August 17, 2026, involves ongoing disputes about jury pool composition and motions to dismiss the indictment based on alleged underrepresentation.
- Prosecutors responded that disparities in jury makeup were within accepted standards, the selection process drew from multiple official lists, and defense claims lack legal and factual merit.
- Gendron is serving life without parole after pleading guilty to state murder charges in November 2022, while the federal trial could determine death penalty eligibility, prolonging trauma for victims’ families.
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Gunman who killed 10 Black people in N.Y. supermarket wants charges dropped, says grand jury was too white
Attorneys for the white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket told a judge Thursday that the federal charges against him should be dropped because there weren’t enough Black people and other minority groups on the grand jury that indicted him.
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Attorneys for Buffalo supermarket gunman who killed 10 Black people argue grand jury was too white
Attorneys for the white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket said that federal charges should be dropped due to a lack of...
Buffalo supermarket gunman who targeted Black people wants charges dropped
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Attorneys for the gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket say the federal charges against him should be dropped because there weren't enough Black people and other minority groups on the grand jury that…
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