An All-White Jury
Is it possible for African American suspects in the U.S. today to receive a fair trial with an all-White jury? Why or why not?
We are told that the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that we have the right to an unbiased jury when it is a felonious trial, but what is considered neutrality? This question has been one that the Supreme Court has asked time and time again, and they have stated “that the jury must be drawn from a representative cross-section of the community” (Taylor v. Louisiana, 1975). In order to “determine unconstitutional exclusion, the court has said that the group must be: A) distinctive B) lacking what they call fair and reasonable representation because of reasons C) caused by the system of jury selection (Duren v. Missouri, 1979). Therefore, this learner thinks the answer to the above question is no. This learner also does not think that African Americans can receive a fair trail with an all-white jury. I know that we all have biases and that even our own color can harbor …show more content…
As we know when we discuss general prison and death row population, we normally think of the male population of all races, this leaner has notice that we always look at the number of males who are incarcerated more than the females. This learner might have to figure out why this is so at a later time and date, so for now some of this data research might include females as well as the males in my state which is Georgia and other locations as well. The death row population as of now for Georgia is 77 (males) we currently do not have any females on death row. There is an area that could create an account of the actual death row or prison population and that is: that individual who are considered suspects of a crime, but they have not been found guilty of said crime and sentenced. So, the numbers could be higher for a certain race once they are
We are told that the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that we have the right to an unbiased jury when it is a felonious trial, but what is considered neutrality? This question has been one that the Supreme Court has asked time and time again, and they have stated “that the jury must be drawn from a representative cross-section of the community” (Taylor v. Louisiana, 1975). In order to “determine unconstitutional exclusion, the court has said that the group must be: A) distinctive B) lacking what they call fair and reasonable representation because of reasons C) caused by the system of jury selection (Duren v. Missouri, 1979). Therefore, this learner thinks the answer to the above question is no. This learner also does not think that African Americans can receive a fair trail with an all-white jury. I know that we all have biases and that even our own color can harbor …show more content…
As we know when we discuss general prison and death row population, we normally think of the male population of all races, this leaner has notice that we always look at the number of males who are incarcerated more than the females. This learner might have to figure out why this is so at a later time and date, so for now some of this data research might include females as well as the males in my state which is Georgia and other locations as well. The death row population as of now for Georgia is 77 (males) we currently do not have any females on death row. There is an area that could create an account of the actual death row or prison population and that is: that individual who are considered suspects of a crime, but they have not been found guilty of said crime and sentenced. So, the numbers could be higher for a certain race once they are