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18-06-2007, 07:14 AM
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 Ethnic minority jurors favour black defendants 'to level playing field' Black and ethnic minority jurors show more leniency to black defendants than their white counterparts in court, research commissioned by the Ministry of Justice revealed yesterday. The first study to look at how race affects verdicts in this country has found that black and minority ethnic (BME) jurors are "significantly less likely" to convict a black defendant than a white defendant on a non-race-related charge. And they are much more likely to convict white defendants than white jurors... Ethnic minority jurors favour black defendants 'to level playing field' | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited      |
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