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Old 02-23-2005, 02:17 PM  
mardigras
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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
"peers" doesnt mean your race..thats got nothing to do with jury selection. The 12 people are people from around where he lives.
I would bet that if there was a black defendant from an area that is 80% black and they sat an all-white jury an appellate court would likely agree that they were not served by a jury of their peers.
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