Vegas judge tosses out Mayweather jury pool
Thursday, July 28, 2005 | 9:20 a.m.
LAS VEGAS -- The domestic violence trial of world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was delayed Wednesday after a judge dismissed the jury pool because of a lack of black jurors.
District Court Judge David Wall said a new jury pool would be brought in today, with opening arguments possible later in the day.
Mayweather has been charged with felony battery constituting domestic violence for a 2003 incident involving his former girlfriend, who is the mother of three of his children.
Mayweather's lawyer Richard Wright challenged the 50-person jury pool because there was only one prospective black juror, an East African man who was dismissed because of language difficulties.
"It's not representative of a cross-section of the community," Wright said in court, noting that Mayweather is black. "They obviously have their own experiences and values not shared by non-African-Americans."
Deputy District Attorney Alexandra Chrysanthis described the lack of black jurors as akin to a lightning strike.
"It is completely random," Chrysanthis told the judge. "There is no guarantee if we were to get another jury pool we would get any African-Americans."
But Wall said that "out of an abundance of caution" he would grant the defense's request.
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