{"id":14897,"date":"2025-04-05T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=14897"},"modified":"2025-03-24T18:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T22:11:06","slug":"sexual-discrimination-during-jury-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/sexual-discrimination-during-jury-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Discrimination During Jury Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Syllabus with anchor links --><\/p>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<nav>Is sexual discrimination during jury selection a problem in North Carolina courtrooms? In <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14906 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1-300x168.webp\" alt=\"JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1-1000x561.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1-214x120.webp 214w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JURY-SELECTION-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1.webp 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <em>North Carolina v. Bell<\/em>, the North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether the defendant&#8217;s claim\u2014that prosecutors used peremptory strikes based on gender\u2014had been properly preserved for appeal or post-conviction review. The Court said no.<\/nav>\n<p>This case is a reminder: if you\u2019re raising a claim of sexual discrimination in jury selection, the challenge must be made clearly and at the right time\u2014or it may be lost forever. The decision also highlights how hard it is to get relief on these issues after conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll cover in this post:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#preservation\" target=\"_blank\">Preservation of Constitutional Jury-Selection Claims<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/sexual-discrimination-during-jury-selection\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Sexual Discrimination During Jury Selection\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s claim\u2014that prosecutors used peremptory strikes based on gender\u2014had been properly preserved for appeal or post-conviction review. The Court said no. 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