Calmatters: California Courts Owe Defendants A Jury Of Their Peers. Its Still Too Hard To Get One

A San Diego man accused of murder went on trial for four weeks earlier this year. After closing arguments, the jurors — myself included — re-examined hundreds of photos of exhibits and re-listened to hours of testimony before finding the man guilty on most counts.

Before we left the jury room, we dropped our anonymity and shared a little bit about ourselves.

Some jurors were business owners or managers. One was a nurse. Two of us worked in news media. There was an interior decorator, an accountant, a researcher and a computer analyst…

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