The R Kelly child pornography jury consists of eight whites and four Blacks...Of the four alternates two are Black, one Hispanic and one is white. Kell's lawyers accused the prosecution of trying to get rid of African Americans from the jury during the voir dire [look it up]. "I think they're using these (challenges) to get rid of African Americans," said Sam Adam Sr., one of Kelly's attorneys. A little later, he complained that "they've used 50 percent of their challenges on African Americans." Prosecutor Shauna Boliker shot back, telling the judge that the defense had "used all six of their preemptories (preemptory challenges) on whites." So there. Interesting note, one of the jurors is a rape victim.
