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Litigation

Sep. 5, 2012

Lawyer claims jury selection underrepresents Hispanics

A lawyer challenging the Central District's jury selection process has sharpened his attack, filing a motion last week in Los Angeles claiming the process leads to unconstitutional under-representation of Hispanic citizens on federal juries


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A lawyer challenging the Central District's jury selection process sharpened his attack last week, filing a motion in Los Angeles claiming the process leads to unconstitutional under-representation of Hispanics on federal juries.


Fullerton attorney Craig M. Wilke, former chief federal public defender for Orange County, argues the court's reliance on voter registration lists to select jurors viol...

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