Hi there!
There have been at least two such cases in the United States, one a
highly celebrated case, at that.
The 1989 trial of former Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North was heard by an
all black jury:
"One aspect of his discussion of the trial strikes a painful note that
will make his audience wince, whether they condemn him or idolize him:
he suggests that the all-black jury found him guilty simply because he
was white (p. 398), even though his own narrative includes in detail
how he had done precisely what the three charges claimed."
The Ethical Odyssey of Oliver North
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/1993/hartle.htm
In 1992, white activist Kevin Strom sued a white Washington, DC
detective for assault and battery:
"Last December, an all-black jury completely exonerated the detective
and decided against Mr. Strom."
Liberty and Justice for All
http://www.amren.com/933issue/933issue.html#article1
There have been other all black juries in the US, most notably:
"The first all black jury in the history of Kentucky tried a murder
case at the Perry County Court House in Hazard on January 16, 1923."
Kentucky's First Black Jury Tries Case In Hazard
http://hazardkentucky.com/more/jury.htm
" The case of Darryl Smith in 1990 is an even more telling example of
how race can affect a criminal trial. After an all-black jury in
Washington acquitted Mr. Smith of murder in March 1990, a letter from
an anonymous juror arrived a the superior court there. The letter said
that while most jurors in the case believed Mr. Smith was guilty, the
majority bowed to holdouts who "Didn't Want To Send Anymore Young
Black Men To Jail."
O. J. Simpson - Rev. Travis Case
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5037/Questions/Questions1-25/003-OJSimpson.html
"It made no sense then as it makes no sense now, and in the first
trial two young black men were acquitted of the murder charges by an
all black jury. More protests, marches, speeches. The case was a front
page story for months. In a second trial, in l997, the two men,
Lemrick Nelson and Charles Price, were accused of violating Yankel
Rosenbaum's civil rights and inciting a riot, and this time they were
found guilty and sentenced to serve time in prison."
Lawyers and The City
http://www.earthtimes.org/jan/davos2000lawyersjan30_02.htm
"January 1979
In the USA, the Letelier-Moffitt trials start. An all-black jury and a
black judge form the court. Three accused at the defence table."
TNI History
http://www.tni.org/history/years/1979.htm
(In which the defendants were black or Hispanic)
...and...
"Indeed, Shapiro reports that one of the fastest-growing parts of his
practice is age discrimination. Companies are so eager to do the right
thing for blacks and women, he observes, that they are trampling over
the rights of white men. Shapiro recently sued the National Geographic
Society on behalf of a 60-ish white male. "It was an all-black jury,"
he recalls, "and the plaintiff spoke with a broad Southern accent."
Yet Shapiro won $450,000 in compensatory damages for his client.
Exults the feisty litigator: "This is a great country!"
WHY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WON'T DIE
http://cba.ulm.edu/jauch/Why%20Affirmative%20%20Action.htm
(In which the defendant was a company, not an individual.)
...but I've been unable to verify any other instances of a white
defendant being tried by an all black jury. Court statistics vary
from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and most of those statistics are
not released to the general public.
While I'm certain there have been other instances of all black juries
hearing the cases of white defendants, the cases have apparently not
been considered newsworthy, and remain un-reported.
Hope ths information helps!
--Missy |
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