Abstract
Many studies point to the influence of 1 variable as a potent factor that influences case outcomes: race/ethnicity. Much remains to be learned about how race/ethnicity affects court processes. To advance understanding of the impact of race/ethnicity on court processes, we collected archival data from sources such as police arrest reports, indictments, venire lists, and judicial instructions maintained in files from the district clerk's office. This research serves as a partial replication of H. C. Daudistel, H. M. Hosch, M. D. Holmes, and J. B. Graves's (1999) work. Important results were obtained for the relationship between ethnicity and the following variables: the use of peremptory challenges, foreperson selection, and the decision to testify. These findings have implications for the legal system, intergroup relations, and ethnic/gender stereotyping.
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