In 1987, Arizona's legislators enacted statute 12-2506 which discarded the doctrine of joint and several liability. Upon close scrutiny of this statute, the author concludes:"...this statute must be abolished"
The author places special emphasis on the 1988 Arizona Supreme Court decision in State v. Oliver, which is viewed as a reasonable standard for admissibility
The case cited prevents the state from exercising peremptory challenges (when selecting a jury) in such a way as to exclude any "cognizable group" from a jury