Turner v. Mississippi

“[0]ne’s religious affiliation, like one’s race or gender, bears no relation to that person’s ability to serve as a juror.” | “appellate review of a cold record is no substitute for the ability of the trial court to witness firsthand a [witness’] responses and demeanor” | ‘‘dissatisfaction with law enforcement by itself was a legitimate reason for the government to strike . . . two jurors’’ | "dissatisfaction with law enforcement by itself was a legitimate reason for the government to strike ... two jurors" | ‘‘[S]loppy statistics are like steroids in baseball . . . . Throughout the affected fields, researchers who are too intellectually honest to use these tricks will publish less, and may perish. Meanwhile, the less fastidious flourish.’’ [Internal quota- tion marks omitted.]