Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California before a meeting of California Jury Commissioners Association at Rickey's El Rancho motel, Ignacio, California, on May 1st, 1958, entitled "The American jury system" typescript.

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Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California before a meeting of California Jury Commissioners Association at Rickey's El Rancho motel, Ignacio, California, on May 1st, 1958, entitled "The American jury system" typescript.

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Justice Carter gives brief history of trial by jury and how it became part of the United States judicial process. Also, he discusses the importance of upholding jury decisions as well as "due process of law".

24 leaves ; 30 cm.

Golden Gate University, School of Law Library

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Golden Gate University, School of Law Library

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Carter, Jesse W., 1888-1959

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Jesse Washington Carter was born in Carrville, California in 1888. In 1913, he graduated from Golden Gate Law College, and in 1913, Carter opened a law office in Redding, California. In 1918 he became the district attorney for Redding; he also served as city attorney for Mt. Shasta and Redding. In 1939 he became a California state senator and was appointed to the state supreme court. He served until his death in 1959. From the description of Letters of Jesse Washington Carter, 1941-1...