| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 1770 |
| AUTHOR: | William H Rehnquist, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court |
| QUOTATION: | [Jury selection] is best based upon seat-of-the-pants instincts, which are undoubtedly crudely stereotypical and may in many cases be hopelessly mistaken. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Dissenting opinion in 7-2 ruling that made it more difficult for blacks to be excluded from juries trying black defendants, 30 Apr 86 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Law: Judicial Opinions |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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