Research Catalog

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Description

1. xviii, 426 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

1. Jury selection > United States

Contents

1. Ch. 1. A jury of one's peers -- Ch. 2. Today's juries: less than representative -- Ch. 3. An impartial jury: the view from the Supreme Court -- Ch. 4. The first stage: the wheel -- Ch. 5. The second stage: excuses -- Ch. 6. The third stage: challenges -- Ch. 7. Selecting a jury in political trials -- Ch. 8. Two steps back: juries of fewer than twelve and less than unanimous verdicts -- Ch. 9. Conclusions -- Postscript: jury nullification -- Appendixes. Pt. I. Jury selection methods in the United States. Appendix A. Trial juries -- Appendix B. Grand juries -- Appendix C. Statutory excuses -- Appendix D. Number of peremptory challenges and method of voir dire -- Appendix E. Size of trial juries and vote required for a jury verdict -- Pt> II. Demographic data: jury composition. Appendix F. Occupation, income, and education statistics -- Appendix G. Racial statistics -- Appendix H. Age statistics -- Appendix I. Sex statistics -- Pt. III. Additional background material. Appendix J. Jury composition and jury verdits: studies from Baltimore and Los Angeles -- Appendix K. Illustrations of discriminatory effects of the excusing process -- Appendix L. U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving jury selection -- Appendix M. The federal and uniform jury selection statutes.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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