What is the test for representativeness in a jury?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Pigeon, 2009 BCSC 516 (CanLII):
It is also clear that the law has never held that the jury must be representative. In Regina v. Biddle, 1995 CanLII 134 (SCC) at paras. 52-58, Mr. Justice Gonthier stated it was to be sought after but was not essential. In the same decision, Justice McLachlin, as she then was, stated that while representativeness may be generally a good thing the law has never suggested that a jury must be representative.
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