Case Stirs Fight On Jews, Juries And Execution.

Reports that the convictions of dozens of death-row inmates in California are coming under legal scrutiny because of accusations that Jews and black women were excluded from juries in capital trials in Alameda County as standard practice. Background on the habeas corpus case of Fred H. Freeman, a condemned inmate who is seeking to overturn his 1987 conviction; Statement by former Alameda prosecutor, John R. Quatman; Dispute of the claims by Alameda County officials; Role of Judge Stanley Golde, who presided over more death penalty cases than any other Alameda County Judge; Efforts of defense lawyers and groups opposing the death penalty to uncover evidence of possible bias involving black women and Jewish jurors; Questions over the intent behind the accusation.