FAIR-CROSS-SECTION REQUIREMENT

fair-cross-section requirement.Constitutional law. The principle that a person’s right to an

impartial jury, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, includes a requirement that the pool of

potential jurors fairly represent the composition of the jurisdiction’s population. • The pool of

potential jurors need not precisely match the composition of the jurisdiction. But the

representation of each group must be fair — no group should be systematically excluded or

underrepresented. A minimal disparity in a particular group’s representation, such as an absolute

disparity of 10%, will not ordinarily violate this principle unless some aggravating factor exists.

See DUREN TEST; ABSOLUTE DISPARITY; COMPARATIVE DISPARITY;

STATISTICAL-DECISION THEORY Y. [Cases: Jury 33(1.1). C.J.S. Juries §§ 269–273, 279,

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