Sentence examples for makeup of juries from inspiring English sources

But the change, the boldest of its kind in the nation, has drastically altered the makeup of juries in New York City.

He sees parallels between "the Central Park Five," as he calls them, and the so-called Scottsboro Boys, charged in a 1931 rape case that eventually led to a Supreme Court ruling on the racial makeup of juries.

Richard Bourke, who has worked on Batson appeals as the director of the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center, suggested that the most powerful, realistic reform would be to have states track the racial makeup of jury selection in the same way they track the racial statistics of traffic stops.

Mr. Simpson's lawyers objected to the racial makeup of the jury pool and the final panel but were overruled by Judge Jackie Glass.

But more than assertions about the makeup of the jury, it was Judge Raggi's rulings just before the final jury selection procedure yesterday that could shape the trial.

"With the makeup of this jury, the question of whether every American can get equal justice regardless of who serves on their jury panel will be answered," the statement read.

Anyway, the role of the opposing lawyers in shaping the makeup of the jury will be somewhat limited.

Of course, a crucial component in the outcome of the case will be the makeup of the jury.

"It all has to do with the makeup of the jury and their sense of your work, and whether someone else is really hot that year.

He said that "[h]opefully, this is a start where we don't have to look at the makeup of a jury anymore".

The appeals court ruled that the trial judge manipulated the makeup of the jury to try to make it racially and religiously balanced.