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Sunday, January 27, 2008

number one

canada and california are TWO DIFFERENT words and places. i don't see how they can be confused. number two, CAN canadians be on an american jury (if they are still canadians that is)? doesn't one have to be an american citizen to be on a jury? i should know i was called about seven times. i believe they ask on the initial form (i could be wrong). of course i'm NOT wrong. i found the answer see below: (and shite, one would think a da or an assistant da would sure as shite know a 'canadian' could NOT serve on an american jury)
Is term 'Canadian' used as racist word? Email lands Texas district attorney in hot water
Brett Popplewell Staff Reporter
Is "Canadian" the new black? Perhaps – that is if you're a racist speaking in code.
Recent revelations that the term "Canadian" is being used to replace racist names for black people have got a Texas assistant district attorney into trouble and have left others wondering what exactly it means to be labelled a Canadian in the American south.
Long derogated as weak-kneed liberals with lax laws and funny monopoly money, Canadians have carried a negative connotation in certain regions of America – but not as a replacement for the N-word.
Earlier this week a columnist with the Houston Chronicle uncovered an email from Harris County assistant district attorney Mike Trent who, in a congratulatory note to a junior prosecutor, used the word "Canadians" to describe blacks on a jury.
Trent wrote of the prosecutor in a 2003 email: "He overcame a subversively good defence by Matt Hennessey that had some Canadians on the jury feeling sorry for the defendant and forced them to do the right thing.".........


Juror - Can a non United State citizen serve as a juror?

The statute which covers qualification to serve as a juror is as follows:
Sec. 1307a.
(1) To qualify as a juror a person shall:
(a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the person is selected, and in the case of a district court in districts of the second and third class, be a resident of the district, and in the case of municipal courts of record, be a resident of the municipality.
(b) Be conversant with the English language.
(c) Be physically and mentally able to carry out the functions of a juror. Temporary inability shall not be considered a disqualification.
(d) Not have served as a petit or grand juror in a court of record during the preceding 12 months.
(e) Not be under sentence for a felony at the time of jury selection.(2) A person more than 70 years of age may claim exemption from jury service and shall be exempt upon making the request.
(3) For the purposes of sections 1371 to 1376 a person has served as a juror if that person has been paid for jury service.

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