Supreme Court to look at 'jury vetting'
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March 14, 2012 Article Source
The Globe and Mail
Should the state be allowed to look into the background of potential jurors before deciding whether to select them for a trial?
From a Globe and Mail article:
The jury system has existed longer than the country itself, yet the Supreme Court of Canada has never tackled a key question that goes to the heart of its integrity
Should the state be allowed to peer into the background of potential jurors before deciding whether to select them for a trial?
In a series of five test cases this week, the Supreme Court will wrestle with the issue of whether so-called "jury-vetting" by police distorts the trial process.
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