Sentences with phrase «potential juror bias»

Still, Mr. Brafman added, «in today's climate, defendants facing political corruption charges must be concerned about potential juror bias that may be based more on perception than fact.»

Not exact matches

During the voir dire process the potential jurors come in and they're asked a series of questions by the parties and by the judge to determine whether each potential juror can be completely unbiased and impartial and objective, to make sure they're not biased towards one party or the other.

More than 100 prospective jurors filled out questionnaires yesterday, as prosecutors and defense lawyers sought to identify potential bias or conflicts that might disqualify people from serving next week in the corruption trial of ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Last week, more than 100 potential jurors filled out a 15 - page questionnaire that was designed to highlight potential bias or conflicts that might disqualify a person from serving in the case.

This tendency, known as hindsight bias, is very difficult to avoid; several studies have shown that potential jurors are unable to focus solely on the person's conduct and ignore the irrelevant information.

To prevent disparities in jury rulings, more attention needs to be placed on the pre-trial aspects of the jury selection process, such as minority underrepresentation and measuring bias in potential jurors.

Each side gets the opportunity to ask potential jurors questions in an attempt to determine whether that juror has any biases or problems being fare to their client.

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She believes that the best way to learn if a potential juror might be biased is to ask her, «Will you be biased?»

Voir dire examination serves to protect that right by exposing possible biases, both known and unknown, on the part of potential jurors.

That was a preremtory strike, she acknowledged, that she could have used against another juror if potential bias against her were not in play.

Voir dire in those states allows the attorneys on both sides to ensure that jurors with potential bias are not seated in the case.