Appellate Court Reverses Conviction for Failure Ask Jury Pool About Potential LGBTQ+ Bias
“It is immaterial that Muldrow identified as straight. A juror could reasonably hear the evidence at trial and assume that Muldrow was homosexual or identified with a sexual orientation other than heterosexual. It is the jury’s perception of the defendant as homosexual that is the relevant consideration,” Judge Joseph M. Getty wrote.