As I read some of the #GeorgeZimmerman tweets, it is very clear people are clueless when it comes to selecting a jury. If I understand correctly, 500 people received summons to appear in court. I believe in Florida, the prospective jurors are selected by random via driver's licences.
The court starts with the first 100 jurors to fill out the questionnaire, and put into categories according to what they answer on the jury questionnaire.
We had B, H, E, I, M's and so on, and court starts with the first letter and works from there.
Once the first 40 that made it to the second phase of questioning, it is then that both the state and defense pick the jury. Remember, the STATE, representing Trayvon Martin could have stricken ten jurors, of which, they did strike four white women and also agreed to strike two black jurors.
The selection of jurors is not to go through 500 jurors, but to find a jury within the first 40, of which, is the amount that the judge selected for the second phase. If the first 40 did not seat the six jurors and four alternates, then the court will continue until they have the six jurors and four alternates.
I listened to all the jurors answers and also read the #GeorgeZimmerman tweets when black men and woman spoke about their thoughts and how "tweeters" wondered where the black people were coming from especially if they didn't have an opinion one way or another.
It's pretty sad that people feel that a predominately all white jury can't be fair to determine whether an Hispanic man is guilty or innocent in the death of a black teenager.
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