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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Jury Selection. Objectives . OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, students should: Difference between a jury and grand jury…. • Know the legal guarantees regarding jury selection and composition • Understand the process of voir dire

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Chapter 6

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  1. Chapter 6 Jury Selection

  2. Objectives • OBJECTIVES • After reading this chapter, students should: • Difference between a jury and grand jury…. • • Know the legal guarantees regarding jury selection and composition • • Understand the process of voir dire • • Know the difference between peremptory challenges and challenges for cause • • Know what shadow juries and mock juries are • • Know characteristics of powerful jurists • • Know the sequence of statements and questioning by the prosecution and defense

  3. Lessons for Chapter 6 • Day 1 • Intro: How do you become a juror? • Read Chapter 6 • p. 121-131 • Q: Ans 1-3 • Assign Project: • (4 ppl- 10 slides) Compare and contrast the OJ Simpson trial to the Rodney King Trial. Present PP • Day 2 • Intro: Do Trial Consultants promote justice or prevent it? • Read Chapter 6 p. 131-137 • Lecture • Q: Ans 4-7 • Powerpoint Presentations • Open Book Quiz on Chapter 6 • Prepare for Unit 2 Exam • Fingerprinting Lab • Chapters 5/6 CLOSURE: How does the legal system reflect the views and values of the community?

  4. Grand Jury vs. Trial JuryThe American judicial system is centered around the jury, throughout all steps in the legal process. A look at the two kinds of juries, what they do and how they differ.http://suite101.com/article/grand-jury-vs-trial-jury-a65940

  5. Petit vs. Grand Juries • Petit • Grand

  6. 1968 Jury Selection and Service Act -jurors must be fair cross section of community -potential jurors selected from voter lists -random sample of potential jurors summoned to appear (venire) -jurors selected after vetting process (voir dire)

  7. Assembling a Jury • Early juries were not neutral • Modern juries are impartial • 6th Amendment -impartial juries for criminal cases • 7th Amendment -impartial juries for most civil cases

  8. How do you say Voir Dire? “Vorr Dyer” – 46 (although many of you admit this is wrong and/or redneck)“Vwuah Deer” – 43 (many of you are very proud of yourself and your intricate manipulation of French) “Vwar Deer” – 9“Vorr Deer” – 7“Voy Dire” – 5“Jury Selection” – 3“Vwor Dire” – 1 (explained to me as “rhymes with tire”)“Vwor Dar” – 0 (some of you are lying; I have heard you, and this is what you say)

  9. Steps in the Process of Jury Selection

  10. Stereotypes, Science and Jury Selection • Juror selection is sometimes based on groundless stereotypes • Jury consultants assist in jury selection -based on research conducted by social scientists • Trial consultants assist attorneys -data driven approach before and during trial -will use a “shadow jury”

  11. Juror Characteristics and Attitude • Juror characteristics and verdict prediction -association is modest or unreliable • Modestly associated characteristics -locus of control -belief in a just world -authoritarianism • Case specific attitudes-moderately predictive • Similarity-leniency hypothesis-selectively predictive

  12. Jury Selection • http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/jury-selection/jury-selection-what-should-you-talk-about/ • The video offers insight into what transpires during jury selection. Several examples are included • revealing how attorneys obtain information about jurors’ attitudes, beliefs, and life experiences. • Do the strategies presented seem appropriate? • Does the voir dire process need improvement? If so, how?

  13. Overview of Trial Procedure • After jury selection -trial begins -opening statements by opposing attorneys -witnesses called and questioned -closing arguments made by each attorney

  14. Project Assignment • How does the OJ Simpson Trial compare to the Rodney King Trial? Compare and Contrast the two Trials • 10 slides • Up to 4 partners • Include Biblo

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