According to a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court decision called Batson v. Kentucky, it violates the Equal Protection Clause for prosecutors to intentionally exclude potential jury members because of race. When the defense suspects the prosecutor is excluding jurors based on...
Month: May 2020
Only a fraction of psychological tests used in court may be valid
One of the biggest problems facing criminal defendants may be the use of bad expert testimony. Courts are supposed to be gatekeepers for scientific claims. They're supposed to exclude any technical or scientific evidence that isn't "the product of reliable principles...