The Urgent Need to Reform Jury Selection after the Gerald Stanley and Colton Boushie Case

Discusses the case in which a White farmer was acquitted of both murder and manslaughter in the killing of a 22-year-old Cree man. The accused's lawyer used peremptory challenges to exclude 4-5 visibly Indigenous potential jurors, while the prosecution failed to question White candidates about any racial bias which would prevent them from making an impartial decision. Looks at the systemic racism in the judicial system starting with the execution of "the Battleford Eight" in 1885.
Author/Creator
Kent Roach
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Yes
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No
Publisher
Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN)
Publication Date
2018-03-06
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Documents & Presentations
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Text -- PDF
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