Q of the day: Angie Zapata Hate Crime Murder Trial Jury Look Diverse Enough?
by: Autumn Sandeen
Fri Apr 17, 2009 at 09:06:16 AM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/10487/q-of-the-day-angie-zapata-hate-crime-murder-trial-jury-look-diverse-enoughWhen selection for the Angie Zapata Hate Crime Murder Trial jury and alternatives was finally whittled down, there were 14 jurors selected. As Colorado chooses their juries, the designation of which of these 14 are the 12 jurors and the 2 alternates -- and this won't be even identified to the jurors until just before the first time the jury meets to deliberate.
In the non-scientific, and not backed up with any verification of the jury make-up from the court, this is what my eyeballs saw in relationship to the jury make-up:
• The 14 jurors have 10 males and 4 females
• The jury appears to be visibly all Caucasian. This doesn't mean there are no folk who identify as Hispanic, Latina, or Latino on the jury, but by visuals alone I can't pick out any -- the jury looks all white at first brush.
• The jury appears to slew middle aged and older. I saw only 2 men on the jury I would guess are under age 30, but everyone else looked middle aged and older to me.
