11-24-2009, 10:51 PM
Yeah, people try to play the 'of their peers' card all the time. It rarely works.
As Ant said, it's generally interpreted to simply mean 'other ordinary people'. Most of the exclusions of jury members, is because of outright prejudices and such against the defendant.
As Ant said, it's generally interpreted to simply mean 'other ordinary people'. Most of the exclusions of jury members, is because of outright prejudices and such against the defendant.