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Batson, Empowerment And New Jury Models: The Case For ‘Open Inquiry’, Patrick C. Brayer
Batson, Empowerment And New Jury Models: The Case For ‘Open Inquiry’, Patrick C. Brayer
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This 2009 article recommends the practice technique of “open inquiry,” which encourages attorneys and courts to ask jurors to openly identify their race, gender, and ethnicity during voir dire for purposes of appellate review under Batson v. Kentucky and related holdings. An open inquiry helps protect the rights of all jurors to sit. It thus creates a greater chance that juries are more diverse and promotes more voices and experiences during deliberation. The open inquiry method also promotes individual juror participation and increases the group's receptiveness toward individual voices during deliberations. Most importantly, open inquiry forces practitioners to rethink how …