Law Practice
Jun. 26, 2015
We're an outlier on misdemeanor peremptory challenges
Senate Bill 213 finally addresses this problem that is wasting citizens' time, souring potential jurors on the legal system, and wasting millions of precious dollars. By Joan P. Weber and Marsha Slough
California is an extreme outlier when it comes to misdemeanor peremptory challenges
and SB 213 finally addresses this problem that is wasting citizens' time, souring
potential jurors on the legal system, and wasting millions of precious dollars. At
10 peremptories per side, California stands with New York and New Jersey as the only
states affording more than six pe...
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