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5. I think the only way the lawyer

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 04:07 PM

Mar 2013

can strike a juror is if he or she thinks that person would use religion and not follow the law. Lawyers and prosecutors have a right to strike certain jurors if they thought that juror would be prejudicial to their case and not follow the law. Defendants are supposed to get a fair trial. Jurors are suppose to answer questions also, in order to sit on a case.

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Abdel Hameed Shehadeh Trial: Lawyer Hopes To Exclude Jews From Jury In Terrorism Trial [View all] geek tragedy Mar 2013 OP

His defense lawyer is named 'Cohn'. Isn't that Jewish? SpankMe Mar 2013 #1

Apparently he is Jewish, but he has a very low opinion geek tragedy Mar 2013 #2

Could be... atreides1 Mar 2013 #34

Ding! Ding! Ding! The Stranger Mar 2013 #35

No, the law isn't even close on this point. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #36

Seems to me that the statistical odds that this JDPriestly Mar 2013 #3

Pretty sure that Jews outnumber Evangelical Christians in NYC. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #6

There's no violation of the civil rights of jurors here, but there is msanthrope Mar 2013 #4

Striking jurors due to race or religion is forbidden due to Equal Protection geek tragedy Mar 2013 #8

But it is not a violation of 'their' civil rights. It is a violation of the defendant's, ironically. msanthrope Mar 2013 #10

Actually, it is a violation of the excluded jurors' civil rights geek tragedy Mar 2013 #13

No--you are conflating peremptorys and cause strikes. Mr. Cohn is asking for cause-- msanthrope Mar 2013 #16

Categorically excluding Jews explicitly rather than sneakily geek tragedy Mar 2013 #19

But that's not quite what's happening here. 'Zionism' is not a protected class. msanthrope Mar 2013 #21

Tipped his hand too much with the constant "Jews" references. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #23

Not at all...he got exactly what he wanted. The story in all the Jewish dailies and msanthrope Mar 2013 #26

It's still a fairly bigoted assumption that Jews would be less geek tragedy Mar 2013 #29

Oh, I'm not saying it's smart trial strategy. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #31

+1 nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #33

I think the only way the lawyer John2 Mar 2013 #5

They only get so many "blank check" juror strikes. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #7

They get two or three they can let go without having to say why... Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #9

NYC is a pretty Liberal John2 Mar 2013 #12

Maybe he just The Wizard Mar 2013 #11

Wouldn't this be like excluding women from a jury for a rape trial? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #14

Or blacks from lynching trials in the Jim Crow south. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #15

Yes and no. I can strike a woman for cause if she admits she cannot render a msanthrope Mar 2013 #17

I have no problem excluding people from the jury who say that all Muslims are terrorists. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #18

Well, what this guy wants is some pre-trial publicity and some poisoning of the jury pool. msanthrope Mar 2013 #24

He said "Jews"--repeatedly. He can ask people if they can fairly judge a trial geek tragedy Mar 2013 #20

Sure he did. He also said lots about Zionism, and this is a pre-trial hearing. msanthrope Mar 2013 #22

Why? Not unheard of for lawyers to do anything to get themselves geek tragedy Mar 2013 #25

But what he's done here is poison the pool, and given more cause strikes to himself msanthrope Mar 2013 #27

The NY Post's readership is already poisoned against geek tragedy Mar 2013 #32

If they don't follow the evidence John2 Mar 2013 #28

You can ask questions about their willingness to follow the evidence geek tragedy Mar 2013 #30

How are his actions a crime against Jewish people in particular? JVS Mar 2013 #37

'Jury without Jews' denied: Anti-Semitic request by Muslim rejected by judge Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #38