Exclusion Of Blacks From Juries Raises Renewed Scrutiny

Exclusion Of Blacks From Juries Raises Renewed Scrutiny

SHREVEPORT, La. Here are some reasons prosecutors have offered for excluding blacks from juries: They were young or old, single or divorced, religious or not, failed to make eye contact, lived in a poor part of town, had served in the military, had a hyphenated last name, displayed bad posture, were sullen, disrespectful or talkative, had long hair, wore a beard.

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