A man was given the death penalty after footage of him being roasted in jail by Comedy Central's Jeff Ross was used in his sentencing

Dec 29 2022 by Business Insider

 
Jeff Ross speaks onstage at the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin at Saban Theatre on September 07, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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A Comedy Central roast is at the heart of a death row appeal heading to the US Supreme Court. 2015 footage of Jeff Ross roasting Texas jail inmates was used at a murder convict's sentencing. The inmate's lawyers say the footage shouldn't have been used and impacted the sentence.

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