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 1 Don ’t Think Like a Lawyer

§7:0 2 First Impression s

§7:0 3 Decen cy, Civility, an d Hu mor

II. QUESTIONN AIRES, RESEARCH, CON SULTAN TS

§7:10 Question naires

§7:11 Jury Resea rch

§7:12 Jury Con sultant s

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

§7:14 Eth ics of Juro r Resea rch

III. KEY CASE CONSIDE RATIONS FOR J URY S ELECTION

§7:20 In Gene ral

§7:21 Case Th eme Qu estion s

§7:22 Fact ual an d Legal Issues

§7:23 Witn ess Con siderations

§7:24 St rategies

§7:25 Occup ation s and Types of Case

IV. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR J URORS

§7:30 Inform ation From the Com mun ity

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

§7:32 Checklist: Experien ces

§7:33 Basic Demo graph ics

§7:34 Generation Matters

V. JU ROR PROFILE

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

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

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

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

§7:44 Fall- Ba ck Quest ions

§7:45 Non -Verbal Clues

§7:46 Final Pr ofile

Trial Preparation Tools 7-2

VI. JU ROR SELECTION MATRIX

A. IN GEN ERAL

§7:60 Defined

§7:61 Bene fit s of Selection Matr ix

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

B. TYPES OF JUR OR SELECTION MATRICES

§7:70 Rem ovable-Note Syste m

§7:71 Not e Cards

§7:72 Binder

§7:73 Spr eadsheet

§7:74 Mem or y

VII. VOIR D IRE

§7:80 To Speak the Tr uth

§7:81 Voir Dire Tips

§7:82 Th e Silent Jur or

§7:83 Ch angin g Jur or Biases

§7:84 Gr oup Voir Dire

§7:85 Altern atives to Group Voir Dire

§7:86 H ypoth etical Voir Dire Questions

§7:87 Sa mple Voir Dire Qu estion s

§7:88 Voir Dire in Tough Economic Tim es

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

VIII. CH ALLENGES

§7:90 The Ju ry Pan el

§7:91 Challenge s for Caus e

§7:92 Per empt ory Challenge s

§7:93 Procedure

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

For m 7-02 J uror Questionn aire

For m 7-03 Key Cas e Consid erations

For m 7-04 J uror Pr ofile

For m 7-05 Voir Dire Questions

For m 7-06 Sp readsheet Ma trix

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

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