Jury Selection

• Author: Beth D. Osowski
• Pages: 319-336

(Rev. 3, 10/12)

CHAPTER 7

JURY SELECTION

I.ESTABLIS HIN G RAPPORT W ITH JU RORS

§7:0 1Don ’t Think Like a Lawyer

§7:0 2First Impression s

§7:0 3Decen cy, Civility, an d Hu mor

II.QUESTIONN AIRES, RESEARCH, CON SULTAN TS

§7:10 Questionnaires

§7:11Jury Resea rch

§7:12Jury Con sultant s

§7:13Checklist: Ques tions for H iring a Ju ry Consu ltant

§7:14Eth ics of Juro r Resea rch

III.KEY CASE CONSIDE RATIONS FOR J URY S ELECTION

§7:20In Gene ral

§7:21Case Th eme Qu estion s

§7:22Fact ual an d Legal Issues

§7:23Witn ess Con siderations

§7:24 Strategies

§7:25Occup ation s and Types of Case

IV.GETTING TO KNOW YOUR J URORS

§7:30Inform ation From the Com mun ity

§7:31Checklist: Char acter istics an d Attit udes

§7:32Checklist: Experien ces

§7:33Basic Demo graph ics

§7:34Generation Matters

V.JU ROR PROFILE

§7:40Discoverin g At titud es and Exp eriences

§7:41Easy Question s: Ju ror Exper ience

§7:42Mor e Challen ging Discoverie s: Characte ristics a nd Attitud es

§7:43Exam ples of Voir Dire Questions b y Ch aract eristics

§7:44Fall- Ba ck Quest ions

§7:45Non -Verbal Clues

§7:46Final Pr ofile

Trial Preparation Tools7-2

VI.JU ROR SELECTION MATRIX

A.IN GEN ERAL

§7:60 Defined

§7:61Bene fit s of Selection Matr ix

§7:62Consider ation s for Choice of a J uro r Selection Matr ix

B.TYPES OF JUR OR SELECTION MATRICES

§7:70Rem ovable-Note Syste m

§7:71Not e Cards

§7:72 Binder

§7:73 Spreadsheet

§7:74 Memory

VII. VOIR D IRE

§7:80To Speak the Tr uth

§7:81Voir Dire Tips

§7:82Th e Silent Jur or

§7:83Ch angin g Jur or Biases

§7:84Gr oup Voir Dire

§7:85Altern atives to Group Voir Dire

§7:86H ypoth etical Voir Dire Questions

§7:87Sa mple Voir Dire Qu estion s

§7:88Voir Dire in Tough Economic Tim es

§7:89F utur e Miscon duct Th rough On line Commu nication

VIII. CHALLENGES

§7:90The Ju ry Pan el

§7:91Challenge s for Caus e

§7:92Per empt ory Challenge s

§7:93 Procedure

IX.FORMS For m 7-0 1Inform ation From Comm unity

For m 7-02J uror Questionn aire

For m 7-03Key Cas e Consid erations

For m 7-04J uror Pr ofile

For m 7-05Voir Dire Questions

For m 7-06Sp readsheet Ma trix

For m 7-07Sa mple Voir Dire Questions to Add ress Com mon Cases

For m 7-08McDonald’s Coffee Case Key Fa cts