Government,
Criminal
May 26, 2020
Bill aims to curb some juror challenges
The law would significantly change that process of juror challenges in an unprecedented way, said Robert Weisberg, professor of law and director of Stanford’s Criminal Justice Center.
A state bill the author says is aimed at ending discrimination in jury selection has some prosecutors concerned because peremptory challenges of sleeping, unintelligible or hostile jurors would be invalidated unless the attorney could prove the challenge wasn't based on implicit bias.
"Under existing law, these are all valid reasons for a prosecutor or a defense attorney to ask to have a juror excused," said Michele Hanisee, preside...
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