Sentences with phrase «potential jurors before»

Social media now allows us to find out what people are thinking; in the US they can do research on the potential jurors before the trial.

In Virginia, the opposing lawyers are permitted to ask direct questions to potential jurors before exercising their handful or two of peremptory jury strikes.

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CNN: Priest's guilty plea throws wrinkle into Philadelphia sexual abuse trial Attorneys in the child sexual abuse and conspiracy trial of two Philadelphia priests debated Monday over which potential witnesses jurors would be allowed to hear regarding a third defendant who pleaded guilty to molesting boys just days before opening remarks.

Potential jurors will be asked to answer 33 questions before getting picked or tossed — including their attitudes about Albany politicians and Silver specifically.

In Formal Opinion 2012 - 2, it said that an attorney may view publicly available social media postings for the purpose of evaluating a potential juror, but the attorney may not «communicate» with the potential juror any more than he could have before the advent of social media.

Some jurors find it odd, even insulting, that before the trial begins, attorneys from both sides will question potential jurors about a wide range of topics to find jurors who likely will be impartial.