Jury Selection, Trial and Deliberations

Darren Wheelock.  A Jury of One's Peers: The Radical Impact of Felon Jury Exclusion in Georgia.  This study examines the potential impact of felon jury exclusion on the proportion of African-Americans that remain eligible for jury service.  Results indicate that felon jury exclusion dramatically reduces the proof of eligible African-Americans statewide by nearly one-third.  Furthermore, the level of excludions for all groups is concentrated in areas with high African-American populations.  When limiting the analysis to African-Americans, however, counties with low African-American populations tend to have the highest levels of African-American exclusion. (Vol. 329, No. 3)

Mark S. Hurwitz.  Peremptory Challenges and National Origin: Watson v. Ricks.  This article describes the Watson v. Ricks trial regarding peremptory challenges based on discriminatory intent.  While it is obvious that peremptory challenges based on discriminatory intent should not be permitted, the Watson v. Ricks case demonstrates this issue to be more complex, and less straightforward, than it may otherwise appear. (Vol. 29, No. 2)

Ronald Randall, James A. Wood, and Robert G. Martin.  Racial Representativeness of Juries:  An Analysis of Source List and Administrative Effects on the Jury Pool.  In response to the concerns of the Lucas County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas (Toledo) that juries underrepresent African- Americans, this study evaluates the racial and Hispanic representativeness of the list of registered voters, licensed drivers and various lists derived from the original source list that leads to the list of potential jurors.  This article finds that the list is more representative for African-Americans but less representative for Hispanics.  (Vol. 29, No. 1)