WMU-Cooley Law School will present Dr. James M. Binnall, author of Twenty Million Angry Men: The Case for Including Convicted Felons in Our Jury System, 1 p.m., May 13, via Webex, and sponsored by the Innocence Project and the Career and Professional Development Office.
An associate professor of law, Criminology, and Criminal Justice, at California State University, Long Beach, Binnall is a practicing attorney who spent just over 4 years in prison for a DUI homicide. While incarcerated, Binnall took his LSATs and was accepted to law school. Once released, he earned his law degrees, was admitted to the State Bar of California, and received his Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from University of California, Irvine.
Binnall explores the statutory exclusion of individuals with a felony conviction from the jury process. The book reveals the flaws inherent in the justifications for felon-juror exclusion, as well as the negative impacts of the practice on jury deliberations and on the reintegration of those who have been convicted of a felony. The book’s primary thesis is that prospective jurors with a felony criminal history enhance, rather than detract from our jury system. In this way, felon-juror exclusion is both unnecessary and potentially damaging to the majority of U.S. jurisdictions that enforce this prevalent and severe collateral sanction.
For information on this online event or to register, visit www.cooley.edu/events.
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