Entries tagged with “Ernest Dykes”
Feb 05, 2025
Focus on Race: Alameda County Resentencings Illustrate Long History of Excluding Jurors of Color from the Jury Box
When Ernest Dykes was brought to trial on death penalty charges in Alameda County, California in the mid-1990s, it was reasonably expected that prosecutors and defense attorneys alike would work hard to shape the jury to their benefit. What Mr. Dykes (who is Black) didn’t know until recently, however, was just how far the prosecution would go to curate…