Originally Posted by Inspector

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Lawyers representing a man accused of killing a Manchester police officer have asked that his capital murder charge be dismissed, saying that the county court's juries don't represent "a fair cross-section of the community."
The lawyers for Michael Addison commissioned a study that says minorities and young people are underrepresented in Hillsborough County jury pools.
The study showed that 6.3 percent of people in Hillsborough County are minorities but only 4 percent are in the jury pool. Addison's lawyers say that means about one-third of minorities will never be called as jurors. The disparity is even greater for people between the ages of 18 and 34.
Addison is charged in connection with the shooting death of Officer Michael Briggs, who was killed in October 2006. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Addison is black. Briggs was white.
The state attorney general's office is expected to file an objection to the motion and present its own study.
The defense's study was done by Andrew Beveridge, a sociology professor at Queens College in New York who specializes in demography, and paid for with state funds. It found that minorities and young people were underrepresented among jurors called in Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester from December 2006 to December 2007. Most jurors called were white and older, the study found.
Having a diverse jury is especially important in Addison's case, his lawyers argued, because studies have shown that cases involving black defendants and white victims are the most likely to result in a death sentence, especially when the jury is all-white.
After a series of changes, today, jurors are picked partly from voter registration lists and partly from DMV lists. Addison's lawyers argued that the current system "dilutes the minority representation in the jury pool" because blacks and Hispanics are less likely to register to vote than whites. They also cited other factors they say contribute to the under-representation of minorities and young people on juries, including the exclusion of convicted felons and students, and the low pay.

Originally Posted by Inspector

. Addison's lawyers argued that the current system "dilutes the minority representation in the jury pool" because blacks and Hispanics are less likely to register to vote than whites. They also cited other factors they say contribute to the under-representation of minorities and young people on juries, including the exclusion of convicted felons and students, and the low pay.

Originally Posted by KozmoKramer

Oh I'm sure it is Mr. Defense Attorney, Jury Nullification worked extraordinarily well for OJ, and after all that is what your really talking about isn't it.

Originally Posted by kwflatbed

Accused N.H. Cop Killer's Lawyers Want Trial Moved


MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) ―
In previous motions, Addison's lawyers claimed their client couldn't get a fair trial in Manchester. They said there weren't enough minorities in the jury pool.

Hillsborough County has the most racially mixed population in New Hampshire.

http://wbztv.com/local/newhampshire/....2.712291.html

Originally Posted by Sticktime

Not trying to stick up for defense attorneys, as slimy as they are, they are trying to their job in manipulating the system to get their client off. The one to blame would be the judge if he actually bought the bullshit and dismissed the case.