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Letters,
Criminal

May 28, 2020

Juror challenge bill is an opportunity to lead

I am writing in response to the Daily Journal’s article May 26 article, “Bill aims to curb some juror challenges.” While the article offers some useful information about the bill, it also contains several factual errors and omits critical background information.

Elisabeth Semel

Clinical Professor of Law; Director Death Penalty Clinic
UC Berkeley School of Law

I am writing in response to the Daily Journal's article May 2 "Bill aims to curb some juror challenges." While the article offers some useful information about the bill, it also contains several factual errors and omits critical background information.

First, Assembly Bill 3070 is not "unprecedented." The bill is modeled on General Ru...

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