In ancient days the jury for a trial was picked "from people in the locale where the dispute had occurred. It was felt that people who knew the parties in the lawsuit and had witnessed or heard of the events at issue were best placed to decide the case. In the modern world a different approach is followed. It is felt that members of the ideal jury should have no preformed opinion about the case, and their knowledge should be based on the evidence presented by both sides at the trial. Given this standard, attorneys try to weed out prospective jurors who have prior knowledge or prejudices. In an effort to help attorneys in juror selection, a study was conducted in the early 1960s to determine likely objects and categories of prejudice. The study indicated that while discrimination against blacks was a topic much in the news there was little evidence.....
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