(CNN) A Georgia death row inmate who had argued a racist juror voted to put him to death because he was black has died, according to the Georgia Resource Center. Keith Tharpe died Friday night, likely from complications of cancer, the organization said. The US Supreme Court stayed Tharpe's scheduled execution on September 26, 2017. The court said the death row inmate's legal team produced a "remarkable" affidavit from a juror that presented a "strong factual basis" for Tharpe's argument. The court sent the case back to the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which again ruled against him.

Source: CNN January 26, 2020 05:37 UTC