Summoned to Capital Jury Service
Steve Bates of The Yellow Doggerel Democrat recounts his experience being summoned for jury duty in a Texas capital murder case. He's not at all happy with the system, particularly the requirement that jurors be "death qualified" before they can be selected--jurors say they have to be willing to impose death in the appropriate case. Persons who say they could not impose the death penalty no matter what are not allowed to serve.
Unfortunately, this is the law throughout the country. Prospective jurors should know this. [thanks to Body and Soul for the link]
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