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Jury selection

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Vincent
AuthorDon Bartell/Mary Catherine McMurray/Anne ImObersteg
Pages525-550
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CHAPTER 19
JURY SELECTION
I. GENERAL POINTS
§19:01 The Presumption of Guilt
§19:02 The Golden Rule
§19:03 Jury Selection Maxims
II. THE DRUNK DRIVING JURY RESEARCH PROJECT
§19:04 The Study
§19:05 Demographic Results
§19:06 Results of Typical DUI Arguments
§19:07 The Golden Rule
§19:08 Targeted Questioning
§19:09 Veiled Questioning
III. OVERARCHING APPROACH TO JURY SELECTION
§19:10 Bonding with Jurors Is the Primary Goal
§19:11 Don’t Talk to Jurors Like a Lawyer
§19:12 Do Not Take Notes During Your Jury Questioning
§19:13 How to Speak with Jurors
§19:14 Ref‌lect Back Jurors’ Emotions
§19:15 Dealing with Jurors Who Have Had Bad Experiences with Drunk Drivers
IV. DEFENSE VOIR DIRE TOPICS AND TACTICS
A. General Strategic Points
§19:20 Conducting Voir Dire
§19:20.1 Mock Trials
§19:21 Time Is Limited
§19:22 Destroy the Presumption of Guilt
§19:23 Tell Jurors to Just Wait
§19:24 How to Tell When a Juror Is Lying
§19:25 Chart Distinctive Words and Phrases
B. Particular Areas and Questions
§19:30 The “I Will Try” Juror
§19:31 Police Off‌icer Testimony
§19:32 Circumstantial Evidence
JURY SELECTION
Attacking and Defending Drunk Driving Tests 19-2
JURY SELECTION
§19:33 Counter Attack Questions
§19:34 Presumption of Innocence Questions
§19:34.1 Where iIs the Presumed Innocent Person?
§19:35 Reasonable Doubt Questions
§19:35.1 Why Are We Here If There Is So Much Supposed Evidence?
§19:36 Legal to Drink and Drive Questions
§19:37 Sure-Fire Negatives Questions
§19:38 Individual Opinion Questions
§19:39 Defendant Not Testifying Questions
§19:40 Awakening Jurors to the Grand Assumption
V. THE JURY SELECTION SYSTEM
§19:50 Step One—Identify the Leaders and Followers
§19:51 Step Two—Rate the Potential Jurors
§19:52 Step Three—Decide Who to Strike and in What Order
§19:53 Challenges for Cause
VI. JURY SELECTION LAW
A. Batson Challenges
§19:60 The Batson Case
§19:61 Subsequent Cases
§19:62 The Batson Three Step Process
§19:63 The Remedy
§19:64 Batson in-Court Reference Guide
B. Know Your State Law
§19:70 General Points
§19:71 General State Policy
§19:72 Exemptions and Excuses From Service
§19:73 Peace Off‌icer Exemption
§19:74 Number of Jurors
§19:75 Voir Dire
§19:76 Challenges
§19:77 Peremptory Challenges
§19:78 Juror Bias

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