Can a juror be excused from a jury for being unemployed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Duenas, B276789 (Cal. App. 2018):
The prosecution excused juror No. 35 because she was unemployed and the last time he empaneled an unemployed juror, it resulted in a hung jury. These reasons are self-evident and are legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons. (People v. Hamilton (2009) 45 Cal.4th 863, 904 [peremptory against unemployed juror proper.)
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