Our analysis of the voting behavior of over 3,000 jurors in felony cases tried in Los Angeles, Maricopa County, the District of Columbia, and the Bronx reveals that only in D.C. does a juror\u27s race appear to relate to how he or she votes. African-American jurors in D.C. appear more apt to vote not guilty on the jury\u27s first ballot in cases involving minority defendants charged with drug offenses. We find no evidence, however, that this effect survives into the jury\u27s final verdict
