In the discussion of juror qualifications, Peter V.
Bergstrom noted that impartiality was not a necessary
requirement for jurors -- was this in all cases?  if so
when was the shift?  When Aaron Burr was on trial in
Richmond in 1807 there was a great deal of effort made
to find jurors who had no fixed opinion about him, i.e.
were impartial.  And ultimately they had to give up and
Burr just randomly selected men from the gallery to
fill up the panel.

David Kiracofe
Texas Tech University

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