About the Data
The data set consists of the empanelment of 332 juries in the First Judicial District (Caddo Parish) between January 28, 2003 and December 5, 2012.
Data Set:
332 juries
- 2003 - 25 juries
- 2004 - 27 juries
- 2005 - 35 juries
- 2006 - 43 juries
- 2007 - 41 juries
- 2008 - 25 juries
- 2009 - 38 juries
- 2010 - 30 juries
- 2011 - 40 juries
- 2012 - 28 juries
224 12 person juries
106 6 person juries
In 93% of THE trials, the State struck a higher percentage of black jurors than not black jurors.
Of 8,318 qualified jurors tendered to the State:
2908 Black Jurors
5410 Not Black Jurors
46% of black jurors were struck.
15% of non black jurors were struck.
60% 46% 15%Over the course of 332 trials, state prosecutors struck black jurors from jury service at 3 times the rate
they struck jurors who were not black, reducing the percentage of black jurors from 35%
to 25%.
This is despite the fact that the Caddo Parish adult population is 44.2% black*.
2908
Qualified Black Jurors
0
Black Jurors Struck
5410
Qualified Not Black Jurors
0
Not Black Jurors Struck
35% black jurors
65% not black jurors
*Population data sourced from United States Census Bureau
What implications did the strike rate have on the juries of Caddo Parish?
In 224 12 person juries, the number of black jurors was significantly lower than expected for an adult population that is 44.2% black.
Average Number of Black Jurors
5.3
3.86
Expected
Actual
Percentage of trials with 2 or less black members.
In these juries, a non-black majority of ten
can vote to convict.
10.2%
24.8%
Expected
Actual
Why is the reduced number of black jurors significant?
0% of trials with a non-black majority of ten or more in the jury resulted in acquittal.
2 or less black jurors
3 or more black jurors
5 or more black jurors
Acquittal rate in 12 person juries
0%
12%
19%
Black strikes by prosecutor in the Caddo Parish
Spinning!
Black Juror
Non Black Juror
SPIN
STRUCK
ACCEPTED
41% of black jurors struck
from 22 trials
| Individual Prosecutor | Black Strikes Rating | Blacks Struck | Not Blacks Struck | No. of Trials |
| Barber, Brian H | 5.0 | 41% | 8% | 22 |
| Brown, Jason | 4.5 | 51% | 11% | 53 |
| Kervin, Damon | 4.4 | 53% | 12% | 31 |
| Thompson, Dhu | 3.2 | 51% | 16% | 49 |
| Hall, Lea | 3.2 | 47% | 15% | 48 |
| Cox, Dale | 2.7 | 38% | 14% | 22 |
| Prudhomme, Geya | 2.7 | 48% | 18% | 30 |
| O'Callaghan, Brady | 2.5 | 47% | 19% | 47 |
| Langford, Ben | 2.4 | 40% | 17% | 26 |
| Edwards, William J | 2.1 | 43% | 21% | 25 |
| Smith, Kodie | 2.0 | 37% | 29% | 24 |
| Midboe, Sarah | 1.8 | 37% | 20% | 24 |