Sentences with phrase «jurors during jury selection»

Targeting the right jurors during jury selection is one of the most effective ways to win more trials.

Not exact matches

During two weeks of jury selection, Judge Samuel Feng repeatedly told prospective jurors that immigration, sanctuary cities, gun control and their political views should not enter into their deliberations.

Meister said that during jury selection, each juror told Booras he or she believed that a woman has a right to choose a home birth.

Liang's lawyers have already begun their appeals process, and plan to ask Judge Chun on Wednesday to toss the conviction after they say juror Michael Vargas lied about his family's history during jury selection.

The problem: The display, right outside the ceremonial courtroom where the Percoco trial is likely to occur and where jurors may congregate during jury selection, highlights about 30 criminal cases — from Abscam to Bernie Madoff — but not a single one that ended in an acquittal at trial.

During jury selection, Judge Vincent Briccetti asked potential jurors whether they heard of any other state political corruption cases.

During jury selection, one potential juror told the court that she had donated to a campaign by Liu.

Although a number of juror selection apps exist to organize information during jury selection and trial, iJuror also provides a search function.

During the jury selection process, the judge and attorneys will question the pool of potential jurors regarding pertinent matters of the case.

Evan Brown's Internet Cases blog flagged an interesting case over the weekend coming out of Morris County, N.J. Brown writes that the courthouse in that county provides wireless internet access, and during jury selection, plaintiffs counsel in a medical malpractice case began using his laptop to «Google» potential jurors to gain additional information about them.

We're trying to go to trial against a man for marijuana possession but nearly all of the 27 possible jurors told the judge during the jury selection process that there was no way they would convict anybody of having a couple of buds of marijuana.

Among judges who do not permit attorneys to use social media during the jury selection process, the most common reasons were concerns about logistics and the privacy of jurors.

Of the 466 judges who responded, 120 said they prohibit researching prospective jurors on social media during jury selection.

Attorney Robert W. Kelley publishes the Jury Selection Blog which reports legal news and cases about the rights of clients, trial lawyers and jurors during voir dire.

WORK: Jury selection assistance was provided by preparing case - specific juror profiles, evaluating jurors» responses during voir dire, making recommendations of jurors to excuse, and conducting post-verdict juror interviews to prepare for re-trial.

Remember that jurors got their job because they specifically do not really know anything about the subject matter of the case — those with extensive knowledge in the subject likely got dismissed during jury selection.

During juror selection (voir dire) a potential jurors can be asked questions to determine their suitability to serve on the jury.