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According to a study published in the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, how much more likely is a convicted murderer to get the death penalty if the victim is white compared to if the victim is black?
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Hint: The study looked at Georgia death sentence data studied by University of Iowa law professor David Baldus as well as statistics on actual executions carried out.
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