Articles Posted in Jury Selection

Is sexual discrimination during jury selection a problem in North Carolina courtrooms? In North Carolina v. Bell, the North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether the defendant’s claim—that prosecutors used peremptory strikes based on gender—had been properly preserved for appeal or post-conviction review. The Court said no. This case is a…

As hip-hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs heads to trial on federal sex trafficking charges, a critical question looms: can he get an impartial jury despite his fame and the salacious allegations? This is no ordinary case – nearly everyone has heard of P. Diddy. The worry is that half…