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New York Times: Bruce Barket Interviewed Regarding Jury Selection in High Profile Murder Trial
As an ethnically charged case got under way in Suffolk County, the New York Times published an article on the illegal immigration undertones in the case. A group of seven local teens allegedly engaged in a "sport" of pursuing and beating up illegal immigrants. One such incident ended in the death of a 37 year old man from Ecuador.
The Times reporter reached out to Mr. Barket and interviewed him for his insights into the case. Numerous jurors had been seeking excuses to be removed from consideration, while others aired their views on illegal immigration, often unfavorable, with a risk that those views could affect their verdict.
Mr. Barket was quoted as to the ethnic and racial aspects, indicating that these issues are often a "dominant unspoken factor" in nearly every criminal trial.