I wonder how many convictions will be overturned if this actually goes through and the Appellate courts finally get their hands on this.
I would agree, most all convictions will be overturned. In this case, you can imagine some Chinese guy named Wong who arrives on a Monday (illegally), and is picked to do a jury case by Friday. He has limited use of the English language, no real concepts of American civil law, or even watched a dozen episodes of Perry Mason.