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Some thoughts on jury selecton

Some thoughts on jury selecton

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One of the websites I faithfully read is The Jury Expert http://www.astcweb.org/public/publication/. The articles are accurate and generally are consistent with my ideas regarding communication and trial. One of the more recent articles was by Charlotte A. Morris entitled "It’s Deja Vu All Over Again: More Thoughts aon Doing Effective Voir Dire." Her suggestedquestions on tort reform included some of the following: Q. When does it make sense to Sue? When does it not? What makes you feel that way?Q….

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Some notes on jury selection

Some notes on jury selection

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I was going through some notes on jury selection and found the following. They aren’t very profound, but I thought perhaps there is something here that might help you in jury selection. The first note deals with the identification of jurors whose attitude is deference to authority. We call them “authoritarians” and they are dangerous jurors, especially when you are suing an authority figure or entity like the police or a doctor. Here are my notes about this class of…

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Communication rule for voir dire

Communication rule for voir dire

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I thought I would share a series of brief basic thoughts about communication generally. I am going to start with a note about jury selection fundamentals and communication: In voir dire follow the practice of not allowing yourself to say anything at the end of a juror’s response until you have taken a full breath in and out. You will find that this will result in correct timing and will actually move things more quickly in the long run. The…

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