What is the test for selecting a jury from a pool that does not discriminate against a minority?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, C083149 (Cal. App. 2018):

mandates that courts select juries from pools that do not systematically exclude distinctive groups in the community. [Citation.]" (People v. Lucas (2014) 60 Cal.4th 153, 255, disapproved of on another point by People v. Romero and Self (2015) 62 Cal.4th 1, 53 fn. 19.)

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