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- Title
The Implications of a Key-Man System for Selecting a Grand Jury: An Exploratory Study.
- Authors
Karson, Larry
- Abstract
Unlike the generally random process that is common in petit juries, grand juries may be selected by means likely to produce partiality, particularly if they are drawn from those who are part of, or propertied in, the criminal justice system. The potential problems associated with a key-man approach to grand jury selection warrant an examination of the process used in a major metropolitan Texas county. This study attempts to identify both (a) the occupations of individuals who nominate the grand jurors and (b) the individuals chosen as jurors, specifically looking at Hispanic surnamed grand jurors. Over half of the commissioners nominating individuals to serve as grand jurors were associated with the criminal justice system, and less than ten percent of the serving grand jurors were Hispanic surnamed though approximately one third of the county population was Hispanic.
- Subjects
TEXAS; JURY; JUSTICE; CRIMINAL law; SERVICES for jurors; OCCUPATIONS; EXECUTIVE advisory bodies; PERSONAL names; HISPANIC Americans
- Publication
Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, 2006, Vol 3, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1939-442X
- Publication type
Article