Jury selection and voir dire

• Author: Robert K. Gill/Mark Daniel
• Pages: 893-958

JURY SELECTION

AND VOIR DIRE

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CHAPTER 14

JURY SELECTION AND VOIR DIRE

I. CHALLENGING THE VENIRE

§14:01 Statutory Law

§14:02 Grounds for Challenge

§14:03 Burden of Proof

§14:04 Procedure for Challenge

II. ATTACHING ABSENT VENIREMEN

§14:10 Statutory Law

§14:11 Defendant’s Burden of Proof

§14:12 Procedure for Motion

III. DISQUALIFIED AND DISABLED VENIREMEN

A. Absolutely Disqualif‌ied Jurors

§14:20 Statutory Law

§14:21 Grounds for Disqualif‌ication

§14:22 Waiver of Grounds

§14:23 Conviction as a Ground for Disqualif‌ication

§14:24 Pending Case as a Ground for Disqualif‌ication

§14:25 Insanity as a Ground for Disqualif‌ication

§14:26 Other Grounds for Disqualif‌ication

B. Disabled Jurors and Alternate Jurors

§14:30 Statutory Law

§14:31 Juror Must Be Unable to Perform as a Juror

IV. SHUFFLING THE VENIRE

§14:40 Statutory Law

§14:41 Procedure for Motion to Shuff‌le

§14:42 Right to Reshuff‌le

V. JURY QUESTIONNAIRES

§14:50 Questionnaires Are Important

VI. CONDUCTING VOIR DIRE

A. Examining the Jury

§14:55 Individual Voir Dire Examinations

B. Additional Time to Conduct Voir Dire

§14:60 Time Limits Are Within Discretion of the Court

§14:61 Factors for Abuse of Discretion

§14:62 Procedure to Preserve Error

JURY SELECTION

AND VOIR DIRE

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C. Seeking Additional Peremptory Challenges

§14:70 Statutory Law

§14:71 Procedure to Preserve Error

VII. ASSEMBLING A SPECIAL VENIRE

§14:80 Statutory Law

§14:81 Trial Court’s Instructions to Capital Venire

§14:81.1 Statutory Law

VIII. INSTRUCTIONS TO JURORS FOR NOTETAKING

§14:90 Arguments Against Note-Taking

§14:91 Arguments in Favor of Note-Taking

IX. FORMS

Form 14-1Challenge to the Array

Form 14-2Motion for Attachment of Absent Veniremen

Form 14-3Order to Attach Venireman

Form 14-4Motion to Disqualify Veniremen

Form 14-5.1Motion to Excuse Disabled Juror

Form 14-5.2 (Defendant’s or State’s) Motion To Exclude Alternate Juror From Deliberations

Form 14-6Motion to Shuff‌le Jury

Form 14-7Juror Questionnaire; Non-Capital Cases

Form 14-8Jury Questionnaire; Capital Cases

Form 14-9.1Motion to Submit Jury Questionnaire

Form 14-9.2Defendant’s Brief in Support of Motion to Submit Jury Questionnaire

Form 14-9.3Motion to Produce Records of Prior Jury Service and in the

Alternative to Allow Inquiry into Prior Jury Service

Form 14-9.4Motion to Produce Criminal History Records of Veniremen and in

the Alternative to Allow Inquiry into Criminal History

Form 14-10.1Motion for Individual Voir Dire Examination of Veniremembers (Non-Capital Case)

Form 14-10.2Motion for Individual Voir Dire Examination of Veniremembers (Capital Case)

Form 14-11Motion for Additional Time to Conduct Voir Dire

Form 14-12Defendant’s Brief in Support of Motion for Additional Time to Conduct Voir Dire

Form 14-13.1Motion for Additional Peremptory Challenges

Form 14-13.2Motion to Require State to Exercise Challenges Pursuant To Art. 35.13

Form 14-14Peremptory Challenge Submission

Form 14-15Peremptory Challenge Tally Form for Capital Cases

Form 14-16.1Defendant’s Motion for Special Venire

Form 14-16.2Defendant’s Motion For the Court to Decide Jurors’ Exemptions,

Excuses and Disqualif‌ications Pursuant to Art. 35.03

Form 14-16.3Defendant’s Motion For Capital Jury List

Form 14-16.4Defendant’s Motion For Delay In Jury Selection

Form 14-16.5Defendant’s Motion For Supplemental Capital Jury List

Form 14-17Writ to Summon Special Venire

Form 14-18Writ to Serve Defendant Jury List

Form 14-19Jur y Instruction on Note-Taking (Upon Impaneling)

Form 14-20Jur y Instruction on Note-Taking (For Jury Charges)

Form 14-21Sample Oral Court’s Instructions to Capital Venire

Form 14-22Sample Written Court ’s Instructions to Capital Venire

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AND VOIR DIRE

14-3 Jury Selection and Voir Dire §14:03

I. CHALLENGING THE VENIRE

§14:01 Statutory Law

Τεξ. Χοδε Χριµ. Προ. Αρτ. 35.06. Χηαλλενγε το Αρραψ Φιρστ Ηεαρδ

Τηε χουρτ σηαλλ ηεαρ ανδ δετερµινε α χηαλλενγε το τηε αρραψ βεφορε ιντερρογατινγ τηοσε συµµονεδ ασ το



Τεξ. Χοδε Χριµ. Προ. Αρτ. 35.07. Χηαλλενγε το τηε Αρραψ

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

Τεξ. Χοδε Χριµ. Προ.





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ιν τηε χασε.

Τεξ. Χοδε Χριµ. Προ.

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

§14:02 Grounds for Challenge

Τεξ. Χοδε Χριµ. Προ

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ϖ. Στατεχερτ. δεν.

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νο πετ.).

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

§14:03 Burden of Proof

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εµπλοψεδ χοµπροµισεδ τηε φαιρνεσσ οφ τηε τριαλ. Λεωισ ϖ. Στατε

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