In McCleskey V.Kemp (1987) the court decided to
A)to overturn McCleskey's conviction on the grounds that the death sentence is administered in a racially biased manner.
B)reject McCleskey's appeal because there was no evidence to suggest equal-protection was violated.
C)reject McCleskey's appeal because the statistical analysis used to support his claims was done incorrectly.
D)overturn McCleskey's conviction on the grounds that there were no

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The Supreme Court rejected McCleskey's appeal on the grounds that there was no evidence to suggest that equal protection was violated. Despite statistical evidence that suggested racial bias in the administration of the death penalty, the court argued that such evidence alone was not enough to prove that in McCleskey's specific case, discrimination had occurred. This decision set a high bar for claims of racial discrimination under the equal protection clause.

In McCleskey V.Kemp (1987) the Court Decided to