JENA 6

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

I'm not saying this to in any way insinuate that the jury was "fair", but what could they have done? According to an earlier post, of the 50 or so people who showed up for jury duty, none of them were black. If it takes having black jurors in order to have a fair jury (in a case involving a black defendant), then why didn't any of the black people who were called for jury duty report? If none were called, then what's the option (I'm asking because I have no law experience, so I honestly don't know what a solution to this problem could've been)? In a town of 2800 people, only 12% of whom are black, it's not hard to see how the jury could easily be all white.

Sidney....good point......here is my question too, if that was an issue...then why didn't they change the venue? (rhetorical question BTW)


Scott Peterson got that option if I remember...and all he did was kill his pregnant wife and colored his hair.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

if that was an issue...then why didn't they change the venue? (rhetorical question BTW)

I realize it's a rhetorical question, but it's one that merits an answer. I'd honestly like to know why that didn't happen (assuming, of course, it is a viable option).

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

I realize it's a rhetorical question, but it's one that merits an answer. I'd honestly like to know why that didn't happen (assuming, of course, it is a viable option).

I'm guessing because no one asked for a change of venue? I suppose the court could have raised the issue sua sponte. I could see a good case for that. Again though, a P.D. would probably only do that if he thought his client had a snowball's chance at an acquittal. Considering the number of witnesses for the state (which would make it an expensive case to do somewhere else), the fact that there was probably a lot of media coverage all over the state, etc., it'd be pretty hard to find another venue which wasn't plagued by all of the same problems of exposure.

At any rate, the kids are guilty as hell. The only real question should be punishment.