1. The Right to an Impartial Jury
Southern Pacific Company, the supreme court clarified the concept of a " jury of one's peers " by noting that while it is not necessary for every jury to contain representatives of every conceivable racial, ethnic, religious, gender, and economic group in the community, court officials may not systematically and intentionally exclude any juror solely because his or her social characteristics (Schmalleger, 2012, p. 231). ... A sequestered jury is one that is impanelled and not permitted to have contact with the public in any form, whether it be media, internet, personal contact, or now th...
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