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117 W. Va. L. Rev. 1365 (2014-2015)
An Analysis of the Legal and Practical Implications of the Potential Increased Participation in Jury Service by Racial Minorities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

handle is hein.journals/wvb117 and id is 1381 raw text is: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE POTENTIAL INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN JURY SERVICE BY RACIAL MINORITIES IN THE U.S. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Brian Keith Leonard* 1. IN TRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1366 II. HISTORY OF RACIAL MINORITIES AND JURY SERVICE ....................... 1367 A . Juror Q ualifications ..................................................................... 1367 B . Jury Selection ............................................................................... 1370 III. LEGAL AND PRACTICAL BARRIERS FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC M INORITIES TO JURY SERVICE ............................................................ 1372 A. Voter Registration Records .......................................................... 1373 B. Juror Q uestionnaires ................................................................... 1374 C. F elony C onvictions ...................................................................... 1375 D. Lack ofAdequate Education, Low-Income, and Poverty ............. 1377 E. Procedural and Substantive Legal Barriers ................................ 1378 IV. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO LEGAL AND PRACTICAL BARRIERS TO M IN ORITY JURY SERVICE .................................................................... 1379 A. English Language Assistance ...................................................... 1379 B. Limitations on Felony Convictions .............................................. 1380 C. A lternative Criteria ...................................................................... 1380 D. Increased Training and Education for Prosecutors and Other Officials ........................................................................................ 138 1 V. MODEL RACIAL REALITY IN JURY SELECTION ACT (JSA) .............. 1381 A . The A ct ......................................................................................... 13 8 1 B. A nalysis of the A ct ........................................................................ 1383 1. E qual Protection ..................................................................... 1383 2. D ue Process ............................................................................ 1385 3. Im partial Jury ......................................................................... 1387 VI. EFFECTS OF INCREASED SERVICE BY ETHNIC AND RACIAL M IN ORITIES ON JURIES ........................................................................ 1391 V II. C ON CLU SION ....................................................................................... 1395 * J.D., LL.M., Alabama A&M University. 1365

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