The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for California defendants to claim racial bias in jury selection.
Justices sided with a black man who was convicted of killing his white girlfriend’s baby. The jury was all white.
The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for California defendants to claim racial bias in jury selection. Justices sided with a black man who was convicted of killing his white girlfriend's baby. The jury was all white. Using peremptory challenges, prosecutors excused three potential jurors who were black. The defendant argued that the dismissals were unconstitutional under a 1986 Supreme Court ruling that prohibits racially discriminatory uses of peremptory challenges.
June 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for California defendants to claim racial bias in jury selection.
Justices sided with a black man who was convicted of killing his white girlfriend’s baby. The jury was all white.
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