Successful Appeal Sets Important Precedent On Right to Impartial Juries
The Kaplan Law Firm's Matthew B. Kaplan obtained the reversal of his client's criminal conviction in a decision issued today by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that strengthens the protections afforded by the jury system to criminal defendants. Our criminal justice system is not always fair, especially when it comes to cases involving defendants who are poor or minorities. Today's appellate decision holds that, at least in District of Columbia courts, citizens cannot be automatically excluded from juries…