What is the effect of a change of venue on the size of the potential jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Powell v. Superior Court, 232 Cal.App.3d 785, 283 Cal.Rptr. 777 (Cal. App. 1991):
Size of the potential jury pool is one of the factors considered on a motion for change of venue. "The larger the local population, the more likely it is that preconceptions about the case have not become embedded in the public consciousness." (People v. Balderas (1985) 41 Cal.3d 144, 178, 222 Cal.Rptr. 184, 711 P.2d 480.)
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