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Originally Posted by dmacc
Can both sides refuse jurors? Couldn't the prosecutors have refused anyone who was white and therefore choosing a jury that would be biased against the defendant?
What if every jury has to be reflective of society as a whole? if 50% are white, 10% aboriginal and 30% asian than that's what a jury has to consist of?
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Originally Posted by drew
^ I thought that there was a maximum number (6?) of prospective jurors that either side can outright reject without reasoning.
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I believe they would be allowed 12 peremptory challenges per side. Outside of that, juror dismissal would have to be for just cause and agreed to by the judge.
http://criminalnotebook.ca/index.php...tory_Challenge