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Jurors in a Cape Cod Murder Case Testify About Racial Remarks

By Dr. Michael Blankenship

More than a year after it convicted a black trash hauler of murder, a jury returned to court for an extraordinary hearing on whether racism influenced its verdict.read more | digg storyThe racially oriented comments reported by jurors are consistent with those reported by researchers involved in the Capital Jury Project. A great deal of information about race and the death penalty has been revealed through the effort of those involved in the CJP.For example, the number of white jurors can influence the sentencing outcome. As the number of white male jurors increase, so to does the probability of a capital sentence. Jurors also reveal the inner workings of deliberations. Many jurors seem to make their mind up about guilt and punishment long before deliberations begin...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on January 12, 2008 (boomark / email).