Re:‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem
by lurquer on Thursday March 22, 2018 @11:36PM
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Lawyers in America do not choose jurors.
They exclude jurors.
Big difference.
Each side -- depending on the state and level of court -- gets a certain number of premptory challenges; that is, they can exclude N jurors without giving a reason.
After that, the only way to exclude a juror is to prove to the Judge that the juror is biased.
Nothing like the American system, where the lawyers can go through 250 candidates to choose 12 jurors, letting them choose the race, gender, education and class composition of the jury.
*Challenges are possible, such as if the random selection procedure wasn't followed properly or if a juror knows people involved, but it's very unusual.