Footage used from comedian Jeff Ross' roast of an inmate by prosecutors is at the center of a death-row petition headed to SCOTUS for consideration.
is finding himself somewhere he probably never pictured: at the center of a death-row petition headed to the Supreme Court for consideration.
McKenzie Edwards, an attorney representing Hall, tweeted the petition on Wednesday, writing, "A Texas jail volunteered to let Comedy Central comedian Jeff Ross roast its inmates. It encouraged inmates to participate. Texas then used the footage to sentence my client, Gabriel Hall, to death. We're asking SCOTUS to review the constitutionality of Mr. Hall's sentence."
The taped footage contained "numerous vulgar provocations by Ross and damaging responses from Petitioner ," according to the petition. Although Hall's segments weren't included in the final cut of the comedy show, the footage was played for the jury as evidence against Hall during sentencing.McKenzie, along with co-counsel Robert C. Owen and Raoul D.
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