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The Langugage And Culture (Not To Say Race) Of Peremptory Challenges, Sheri Lynn Johnson
The Langugage And Culture (Not To Say Race) Of Peremptory Challenges, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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The Urban Criminal Justice System Can Be Fair, Charles J. Hynes
The Urban Criminal Justice System Can Be Fair, Charles J. Hynes
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This essay contains perspectives on fairness in the criminal justice system. It is written by a prosecutor with experience in an urban setting. He touches on topics such as racism, jury selection, the Rodney King case, the Howard Beach Case.
Should Judges Consider The Demographics Of The Jury Pool In Deciding Change Of Venue Application?, Peter M. Kougasian
Should Judges Consider The Demographics Of The Jury Pool In Deciding Change Of Venue Application?, Peter M. Kougasian
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Essay considers the narrow question of whether, in changing venue, a court ought in principle to consider the demographic diversity of the venue. Deciding this issue require consideration of two preliminary questions: what is an impartial jury? And what role, if any, does racial diversity play in empaneling an impartial jury? The Rodney King trial raises questions about the dynamics of the jury panel, rather than the qualifications of individual jurors. After the Rodney King verdict, the Court's reasoning in the Batson line of cases seems naive for two reasons. First, the Court's faith in the ability of voire …