Racial discrimination in jury selection - Wikipedia
WEBThe ruling arose from a decision by Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens to dismiss a nearly all-white jury panel in a 2014 case involving a black defendant. When prosecutors in Louisville asked the Kentucky Supreme Court to review whether Judge Stevens abused his discretion in dismissing the all …
A History of Discrimination in Jury Selection
WEBIn 1952, this all-white, all-male jury convicted Walter Lee Irvin, an innocent Black man, of the kidnapping and rape of a Florida woman. Mr. Irvin and three other innocent Black men who were falsely accused of the crime became known as the “Groveland Four.”
What it means for the jury to be nearly all white in trial for ... - NPR
WEBNov 4, 2021 · A jury has been selected in the trial of the three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. Of the 12 jurors, 11 are white. One is Black. This is despite objections from...
Jury in the Ahmaud Arbery case is 11 white people and 1 Black man - NPR
WEBNov 5, 2021 · How the jury in the Ahmaud Arbery case ended up nearly all white — and why it matters. Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks to defense attorney Franklin Hogue during the jury selection process in...
Ahmaud Arbery and America's White Jury Problem | TIME
WEBNov 5, 2021 · Now, on Friday, a jury of 11 white and one Black Americans is set to begin considering charges against three white men in connection with the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man...
The nearly all-White jury to hear Ahmaud Arbery case hearkens ... - CNN
WEBNov 5, 2021 · Judge Timothy Walmsley of the Glynn County Superior Court dismissed efforts against approving a nearly all-White jury in the trial of the men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's killing.
EXPLAINER: How the Arbery trial got a nearly all-white jury
WEBThe long-standing practice of allowing attorneys to dismiss prospective jurors without giving a reason has come under intense criticism after a nearly all-white jury was picked to decide whether three white men are guilty of murder for shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was jogging though a neighborhood in Georgia.
In the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing, a Nearly All-White Jury …
WEBNov 3, 2021 · In the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing, a Nearly All-White Jury Is Selected. After a grueling selection process, opening statements in the case against three white men accused of chasing...
Nearly All-White Jury in Arbery Killing Draws Scrutiny
WEBNov 4, 2021 · BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Even as he approved the selection of a nearly all-white jury this week to hear the murder case against three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Georgia judge...
A nearly all-white jury will hear evidence in the Ahmaud Arbery case - NPR
WEBNov 4, 2021 · Jurors will decide whether three white men murdered Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year. Evidence in the racially charged case will be heard by 11 white people and one...