The Supreme Court interpretation of the Sixth Amendment requires that trial juries in both federal and state criminal tr

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The Supreme Court interpretation of the Sixth Amendment requiresthat trial juries in both federal and state criminal trials beselected from “a representative cross-section of the community.”This also guarantees trial by a jury of peers. That phrase does notmean that, a student facing criminal charges must have a jury ofstudents or that female defendants must have an all-femalejury.
What potential problems could exist exist in attempting toprovide a defendant with a jury of persons exclusively similar tohim/her. Is such an effort possible or even practical?
How similar to you (age, sex, ethnicity, religion, SES,culture, background, occupation, beliefs, etc.) would you prefer ajury to be if you found yourself to be a defendant in a criminaltrial. How important would this be to you? If you felt thatthe jury did not share enough similarities to you, would you feelthat justice could be served by that jury?
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