Teri KanefieldMay 25, 2024

Hi, Fediverse,

I have my weekend blog post ready. It's a fun one because I answered a question about juries and I wrote about the Zenger trial.

What? You've never heard of the Zenger trial?

It's here: https://terikanefield.com/juries-and-the-zenger-trial/

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Juries and the Zenger Trial - Teri Kanefield

Because I’ll be talking about the case of Crown v. Peter Zenger, you know this blog post will be fun. What? You’ve never heard of Peter Zenger? Well, read on. I ended last week’s post with this question: Because jurors can’t un-hear or un-see, how does having things stricken from the record work? The routine goes […]

Teri Kanefield
Show threadSean MurthyMay 25, 2024

@Teri_Kanefield Thanks for another informative post.

Must the Batson challenge be raised in response to a peremptory challenge at jury selection, or could it be raised after trial? I imagine only the former.

BTW the post might leave the impression that only the defense can raise Batson challenge, but I assume either side can raise it:

"If the prosecution is attempting to manipulate the racial composition of a jury, the defense lawyer raises a Batson challenge."

Show threadTeri Kanefield

@smurthys

I have never seen a prosecutor raise it. Mostly it's the defense.

May 26, 2024 at 12:09amWeb
Show threadSean MurthyMay 26, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield I understand. Though, as a matter of law, either side could raise a Batson challenge. 🙏🏽
Show threadTeri KanefieldMay 26, 2024

@smurthys Certainly either could.

Okaaaay I'll make that clear (but historically the proscutors were the Bad Guys here 😂 )