The family wanted to also point out the blatant racism that existed during jury selection. Out of all thirty-eight juror’s who was interviewed to sit on the jury, only one of them was Black—a woman. During questioning to see if the juror’s were a good fit, the black woman was immediately dismissed when she disclosed that her students told her about Gabriella’s case. When a white potential juror disclosed that he knew the police chief and other police staff, they kept him after he expressed that he could be fair and partial. The jury who found Gabriella not guilty were all white.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:34:53 +0000
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