Posted On: August 1, 2008
KICKING OFF ALL SPANISH SPEAKING JURORS IS BIAS, COURT RULES
Finally, here is a Batson (476 U.S. 79)/ Wheeler (22 Cal.3d 258) win! The DA kicked off all the Hispanic jurors who spoke Spanish, on the basis that he was concerned about whether they would accept the interpreter's version and not interpret themselves.
The Court of Appeal holds that this IS group bias and is racist. Reversed!
People v. Gonzales; 2008 DJ DAR 11966; DJ, 8/1/08; C/A 3rd
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