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'Bad Jurors': No disclosure

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ("Tarrant 'bad-juror list' can be kept private, attorney general says," Oct. 22):The Tarrant County district attorney's office can keep its "bad-juror list" private, the Texas attorney general's office has decided.Assistant Attorney General James Morris agreed with the district attorney's office that the document should be exempt from disclosure because it contains prosecutors' subjective impressions and is used in preparation for trials. Do other counties compile Bad Juror lists? Probably. Prosecutors add data to Tarrant's master list after criminal trials, according arguments submitted to the Texas Attorney General who allowed them to withhold the data. In light of the US Supreme Court's decision in Batson, I wonder what is the racial makeup of Tarrant County's Bad Juror list?One also wonders if they keep a "Good Juror" list?Via Texas Watchdog.continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 01, 2010 (boomark / email).