USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Christopher Floyd, 40, white

The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Christopher Floyd, 40, white, for the 1992 robbery and shooting of a worker at a store. Floyd was sentenced to die for the 1992 robbery and shooting death of Waylon Crawford during a robbery at a small store he and his wife ran in Houston County. Floyd was 19 at the time of the shooting. The Supreme Court asked the Court of Criminal Appeals and the trial judge in Houston County to reconsider whether prosecutors had adequate reasons for eliminating black people and women from the jury. (see also Jan. 13, 2006).