Jury Pool in Dallas Corruption Case Polled on Race, Social Justice

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Breitbart:

John Wiley Price, the flamboyant, often outspoken, bowtie-wearing Dallas County commissioner indicted on 13 counts of bribery, corruption, and tax evasion, heads to trial in early 2017.

 

The federal court in Dallas seeks a fair trial and unbiased jurors for this high-profile case. However, officials folded questions on race relations, plus social and criminal justice into a lengthy mailer intended to pool prospective jurors for the Price trial.

 

According to the Dallas Morning News, a 20-page questionnaire asks more than the standard civic and demographic information and inquires into how people feel on a variety of topics–the current state of U.S. race relations, what role they think race plays in the criminal justice system, if they believe blacks are more likely to commit crimes than whites, and if they have commented on anything related to Confederate heritage.

 

It also probes prospective jurors on Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter. The questionnaire asks people about their political views, activities, and attitudes on federal agencies, law enforcement, and the courts. It inquires on potential juror opinions of Price, as well as his two co-defendants, Kathy Nealy and Dapheny Fain, who, last year, pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Price at the trial. The questionnaire inquires if potential jurors had contact with any of the accused.

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"We want a fair trial, and by the way, you're racist if you convict him."