21. A judge ruled Monday that prosecutors in the Rae Carruth murder trial must explain why they are excluding blacks as jurors. 22. Jackson also has accused the Japan-based automaker of excluding blacks among its dealers, board of directors and advertising teams. 23. Like Jagan, Panday is accused of excluding blacks from government and from state contracts. 24. That disparity, he said, might give the impression that HMOs exclude blacks. 25. The black inmate argued that blacks were excluded from the predominantly white grand jury that indicted him. 26. The judge also said there was no evidence that the grand jury list was compiled to systematically exclude blacks. 27. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the convictions because blacks were excluded from the jury, a landmark decision. 28. Wells also had challenged the pool before jury selection began last Monday, but Clark rejected his motion because he failed to demonstrate blacks were systematically excluded. 29. Wells also had challenged the pool before jury selection began Monday, but Clark rejected his motion because he failed to demonstrate blacks were systematically excluded. |