Opinion ID: 306444
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Exclusion of 18-21 year-olds from jury service.

Text: 11 Ross argues that 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1865(b)(1), which at the time of his trial excluded persons under 21 years of age from federal jury service, violated rights secured to him by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution. 12 We rejected this argument in United States v. Duncan, 9 Cir., 1972, 456 F.2d 1401, 1404-1405. The fact that Congress, in 1972, amended the Act to reduce the minimum age to 18 (Pub.L. 92-269, Sec. 1, (Apr. 6, 1972), 86 Stat. 117, amending 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1865(b)(1)) adds no weight to Ross' argument. All that Congress' action proves is that Congress changed the law, as it has the right and power to do. 13