A bill that would give lawyers more leeway to ask questions aimed at identifying biased jurors passed out of the Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee Friday. The proposal would expand the ...
Yesterday, I spent the full day as a prospective juror at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver. As you can tell from the fact that I’m writing about it, I did not get selected for the jury. Alas, ...
Here’s a welcome development: The state of Maryland has embarked on a pilot program to test out the effects of expanded voir dire. In many parts of the country (looking at you, Arizona) the ability of ...
ANNAPOLIS — After 10 years of considering whether to alter the scope of voir dire in Maryland, the state’s Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure on Thursday voted to expand the purpose ...
The article highlights that effective trial advocacy starts during jury selection, not just at opening statements. Using honest, open questions about responsibility helps reveal jurors’ core beliefs.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the first day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, 12 jurors are being selected to ...
For many lawyers, jury selection often is the most difficult component of a jury trial, write Lisa Blue Baron and Robert B. Hirschhorn. By their very nature, trial lawyers are control freaks. Jury ...
The U.S. Department of Justice thinks FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed jury questions are “unnecessarily intrusive” and may be intended to support his defense. Bankman-Fried and the DOJ both ...
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