Criminal
Jul. 17, 2013
What happened to a jury of our peers?
What happened to the requirement that juries represent a cross-section of the community, particularly in a case dripping with racial division, controversy and animus?
Aram B. James
Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project
335 Park St
Redwood City , CA 94061
Fax: (650) 424-9191
Aram is a former Santa Clara Count assistant public defender, police watchdog, social activist, and civil rights attorney. He is a member of the Coalition for Justice and Accountability and a co-founder of the Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project, a grassroots legal advocacy organization located in San Jose.
Over the last several weeks I watched many hours of the George Zimmerman trial on television, and I paid close attention to many of the instant reactions by self-described "legal scholar" commentators on both sides of the issues raised by this trial.
Spoken and unspoken throughout the trial, the proceedings leading up to the trial, including the media coverage, was a palpable racial tension - going back to 2012 when the Sanford, Fla., police refused to arrest Zimmerman for the mur...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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