The adage "a jury of your peers" just became a little more meaningful in New Mexico. The state Supreme Court held that non-English-speaking people cannot be eliminated from jury duty because of their language skills. Chief Justice Pamela Minzner quoted the New Mexico Constitution, which expressly states that the right of any citizen to sit on a jury shall not be restricted on account of "religion, race, language or color, or inability to speak, read or write the English or Spanish languages."
February 03, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The adage “a jury of your peers” just got a little more meaning in New Mexico.
On Jan. 19, the state Supreme Court held, in State of New Mexico v. Jesus J. Gonzales, No. CR-99-169, that non-English-speaking people cannot be eliminated from jury duty because of their language skills.
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