minorities on juries
Mehserle case re-ignites debate over lack of diverse juries – impact on verdicts
By The Admin on July 10, 2010
San Jose Mercury News – Moments after the verdict was announced this week in a racially charged case involving a white transit cop who fatally shot a black man, the accusations rang out. Critics said the jury convicted former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle of the least serious of three homicide charges — involuntary manslaughter [...]
Posted in California, Policy & Issues, Race, State & Local News | Tagged BART, Johannes Mehserle, minorities on juries, Oscar Grant | 1 Response
