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Jun172004
Court says the CA. Jury Pool Process Does NOT Discriminate Against Latinos
Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 02:25PM
A Jury of Your Peers?
Appeals Court says the CA. Jury Pool Process Does NOT Discriminate Against Latinos
Even though 14% of the Latino population in Santa Barbara County is eligible to serve on a jury and an attorney provided data that showed only 8% actually serve, nevertheless it was held that a Santa Barbara Superior Court judge erred in finding that Hispanics were underrepresented on county jury venires. [more] and [more]
Appeals Court says the CA. Jury Pool Process Does NOT Discriminate Against Latinos
Even though 14% of the Latino population in Santa Barbara County is eligible to serve on a jury and an attorney provided data that showed only 8% actually serve, nevertheless it was held that a Santa Barbara Superior Court judge erred in finding that Hispanics were underrepresented on county jury venires. [more] and [more]