No Proof Conviction Tainted By Lack Of Indians On Jury, 8th Circuit Rules

Mealey's (January 3, 2017, 11:04 AM EST) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 30 rejected a challenge to the jury selection process for District of North Dakota federal courts, finding that a man convicted of drug offenses failed to show that Native Americans are systematically excluded from the process (United States of America v. Ruben Galvin Garcia, No. 15-2844, 8th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 23399)....