Wendy Cummings is a 34-year-old black female who kills both her children by strangulation after reporting that she heard voices saying the devil made her do it. She does not have a history of psychiatric disorders. When the officers arrest her, she states that she will kill every one of them as well. After the sentence, Wendy wants her attorney to appeal based on racial disparity. Her attorney tries to explain to her that there has been legal precedent established in:

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McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) is a legal precedent that directly addresses issues of racial disparity in the application of the death penalty. Wendy's attorney might reference this case to explain the challenges of appealing on the basis of racial disparity, as the Supreme Court in McCleskey v. Kemp ruled that statistical evidence of racial disparities in the death penalty was insufficient to overturn an individual's death sentence without showing direct evidence of racial bias in their specific case.

Wendy Cummings Is a 34-Year-Old Black Female Who Kills Both