November 06, 2006
Attorney claims illegal Medina County jury selection
The Plain Dealer, November 4, 2006
A defense attorney claims Medina County court officials have not followed state laws that dictate how jurors should be selected. Defense attorney Robert Schultz alleges "wholesale violations of the Ohio jury code" that he says warrant a dismissal of every criminal indictment this year as well as any civil or criminal jury verdicts. That kind of sanction could leave the county vulnerable to hundreds of lawsuits and reopen countless court cases. Two Case Western Reserve University law professors don't think the allegations call for such drastic measures, but they say that, if Schultz's claims are true, court authorities might have a little housekeeping to do. Case law professor Robert Lawry had a similar opinion. His colleague, professor Lewis Katz, agrees. Read article.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, November 6, 2006 04:28 PM | News Topics: Faculty, Politics and Public Policy, School of Law, The Plain Dealer
http://blog.case.edu/caseinthenews/2006/11/06/attorney_claims_illegal_medina_county_jury_selection
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