Harm Caused by Racially Biased Jury Selection - Equal Justice . . . In the 35 years since the Supreme Court decided Batson v Kentucky, prosecutors across America have continued to use peremptory strikes to exclude Black people and other people of color, and courts have continued to tolerate illegal exclusions despite compelling evidence of racial bias
The Curtis Case: A Supreme Court Decision on Jury Bias A Supreme Court ruling on the Curtis Flowers case offers a critical look at how a prosecutor's long-term conduct can reveal unconstitutional racial bias in jury selection
Facts and Case Summary - Batson v. Kentucky In a 7–2 decision, the Court held that, while a defendant is not entitled to have a jury completely or partially composed of people of his own race, the state is not permitted to use its peremptory challenges to automatically exclude potential members of the jury because of their race
Examining Lloyd Gray’s Case: Insights into Louisiana’s . . . - Archyde In 1980, Lloyd Gray, then 19 years old, stood trial in New Orleans on charges of aggravated rape The jury deliberations resulted in a 10-2 split: ten White jurors voted guilty, while the two Black jurors voted not guilty
Racist Jury Selection at the Heart of a 1977 Murder Conviction Gates’ case is just one of many that reveal the pervasiveness of unchecked discrimination in jury selection since Strauder Four cases pending in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court are prime examples
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