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The jury is one of our most democratic institutions. A random sample of the community is asked to render an impartial verdict in a case after hearing evidence from both sides. The notion that ordinary men and women of good will can and will exercise good judgment is basic to our tradition of government by the people. Furthermore, a jury’s verdict is assumed to reflect the collective sentiments and conscience of the community and therefore carries a legitimacy that cannot be attained by experts, no matter how intelligent and skillful they may be.
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See Alker, Hosticka, and Mitchell (1976); Brady (1983); Carp (1982); Chevigny (1975); De Card (1974); Diamond (1980); Finkelstein (1966); Fukurai and Butler (1987, 1991, 1992a, 1992b); Hans and Vidmar (1986); Heyns (1979); Kairys (1972); Kairys, Kadane, and Lehoczky (1977); Mills (1969); Robinson (1950); Staples (1975); Summers (1961, pp. 35-42); U.S. 90th Congress Senate Report No. 891 (1967); and U.S. 90th Congress House Report No. 1076 (1968).
For various court trials in the Federal Supreme Court, see Alexander v. Louisiana (405 U.S. 625 1972); Peters v. Kiff (407 U.S. 493 1972); Taylor v. Louisiana (419 U.S. 522 1975); Duren v. Missouri (439 U.S. 357 1979); City of Mobile, Ala. v. Bolden (466 U.S. 55 1980). In California, see People v. White (43 Cal. 3d 740 1954), People v. Newton (8 Cal. App. 3d 359, 87 Cal. Rptr. 294 1970); People v. Breckenridge (52 Cal. App. 3d. 913, 125 Cal. Rptr. 425 1975); People v. Lewis (74 Cal. App. 3d. 633, 141 Cal. Rptr. 614 1977); People v. King (49 Cal. Rptr. 562, 1966); People v. Sirhan (7 Cal. 3d 258 1978); People v. Wheeler (148 Cal. Rptr. 890 1978); People v. Estrada (155 Cal. Rptr. 731 1979); People v. Grahm (160 Cal. Rptr. 10 1979); and People v. Harris (36 Cal. 3d 36, 201, Cal. Rptr. 782 679 P. 2d 433 1984).
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Fukurai, H., Butler, E.W., Krooth, R. (1993). Race and the Jury. In: Race and the Jury. The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1127-8_1
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