Government,
Criminal
Jun. 23, 2020
Flawed study by Berkeley Law clinic produces flawed conclusions
The Death Penalty Clinic at Berkeley Law released a study last week that concludes that "racial discrimination is an ever-present feature of jury selection in California."
Michele A. Hanisee
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Email: mhanisee@da.lacounty.gov
President of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys.
The Death Penalty Clinic at Berkley Law released a study last week that concludes that "racial discrimination is an ever-present feature of jury selection in California." The study was authored by long-time criminal defense attorney Elisabeth Semel, who runs the Death Penalty Clinic at UC Berkeley. It is clear that many of the erroneous conclusions of this study are the basis for Assembly Bill 3070, a bill that is seeking to radically limit prosecutor's use of perempt...
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