Lawyers: Juror was biased, man's execution should be halted
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lawyers for a Georgia death row inmate say his execution should be halted because of evidence of juror bias.
William Sallie killed his father-in-law in March 1990. His execution is scheduled for Tuesday.
His lawyers say a juror lied and failed to disclose domestic violence, messy divorces and a child custody battle that were "bizarrely similar" to Sallie's case. They say she bragged to their investigator that she persuaded other jurors to vote for death.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sallie's lawyers argue in court filings that he should have a new trial because of her bias. They say that evidence has never been properly considered by a court because of a legal technicality. That technicality stems from Sallie missing a filing deadline at a time when he didn't have a lawyer.