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Studies of trial outcomes show that in cases in which evidence of guilt or innocence appears to be clear, the ethnic and racial makeup of juries % "doesn't seem to matter," says University of Iowa law professor Michael Saks. Many immigrants come from cultures in which anyone charged with a crime is presumed guilty, and they tend to apply this standard even to defendants of their own background. On the other hand, many are also deeply suspicious of authority because of their experience with prejudice or police harassment. Whatever the case, the presence of jurors who share the background...
...MAKEUP: Eugene F. Coyle (Chief); Alison E. Ruffley, Leonard Schulman...
...MAKEUP: Robyn M. Mathews (Chief...
...MAKEUP: Robyn M. Mathews (Chief...
...Makeup: Eugene F. Coyle (Chief); Alison E. Ruffley, Leonard Schulman...