Sentences with phrase «questioning about juror»

During questioning about juror exposure to the literature, only one potential juror said that he was approached but that he declined to accept the information.

During questioning about juror exposure to the literature, only one juror said that he was approached but that he declined to accept the information.

Not exact matches

Next up on the agenda — again before jurors entered the courtroom — was the question of whether Azrack would allow testimony about Anthony Gulino, owner of Residential Fence Corp. and Laser Industries, and his campaign contributions to Mangano.

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

Among the prospective jurors, popular answers to Azrack's question about the public figure they most admire were former president Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Ronald Reagan and former talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

The list of witnesses was revealed by Silver defense attorneys in motions laying out what questions they want asked to weed out biased jurors, such as, «Do you have any opinions about politicians, elected officials, or anyone that works in politics — positive or negative?»

While we can not be certain that the results presented here provide clear support for the CSI Effect, both the data and my conversations with the juries following trial suggest that questions about the amount and type of evidence collected regularly arise while the jurors are deliberating.

The appeals court rejected Sienkowski's argument, holding that under Indiana law a party can not attack the validity of a verdict by juror testimony about jury deliberations unless it relates to (1) drug or alcohol use by any juror, (2) the question of whether extraneous prejudicial information was improperly brought to the jury's attention or (3) whether any outside influence was improperly brought to bear upon any juror.

In order to be effective on behalf of clients, whether in a criminal or civil case, attorneys must be ready and willing to delve into questions that may be on the jurors» minds about evidence that was not presented — e.g., Why didn't the police get fingerprints off of the victim's t - shirt?

Don't get me wrong; voir dire (the process of asking the jury questions) should not be hurried and the time spent on careful juror selection has a massive impact on the verdict we get for clients, but there are more efficient ways to go about this.

Thus, the plaintiff's lawyer will question the potential jurors on their feelings about lawsuits and people who sue.

He will also try to determine the potential jurors» life experiences through careful questioning, which will give him a better idea about that person's ability to fairly decide the case.

Reports are provided about jury trial innovations designed to help jurors understand the trial better and to improve juror comprehension, performance, and satisfaction such as question - asking, note - taking, and annonymous juries.

If a juror has questions about these instructions, he writes that question down and the bailiff messengers it to the bench.

When we asked questions about the risk that a juror might peek at documents over a lawyer's shoulder, we were told that the screens are turned off when sensitive data that the jurors shouldn't be allowed to see is shown.

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.

I will likely ask you questions during the trial like how you feel about a prospective juror or what you think about a particular witness.

The only question about jury nullification that may matter is if jurors should be told about it and the courts are near universal † in their decision: «no way».

These judges bring each prospective juror to the side bar where the judge questions them about their beliefs and attitudes related to the issues in the case.

They will distribute free FIJA materials as well as answer questions for those who stop by the table to learn about jurors» rights and responsibilities.

Two months of ongoing criticism of the guilty verdict that sent Dennis Oland to prison — and of the character and motives of jury members who delivered it — is raising questions about rules in Canada that gag jurors after a trial, says Toronto lawyer Allan Rouben.

Between jurors searching for (sometimes erroneous) information online about a case they're on, or using social media to speak about a case that could affect their ability to serve, you could potentially uncover a lot of material that could help you polish up your questions and arguments.

«In several places, the questions are particularly well designed to get direct information about jurors» specific experiences and conduct, not their (usually less reliable) personal assessment of whether they can be fair.»

Many of the judges gave objective bases for their favourable opinions about the juries» understanding of the issues (see box below)-- notably the questions asked by jurors or the fact that they discriminated between different defendants, convicting some, while acquitting others.

Last week I posted about the process for handling questions from jurors while they are in deliberations.

The Benchbook is used by Mass. judges as an official «playbook» and answers every possible question about jury trials, including attorney - conducted voir dire, mentioning damages in closing argument, juror notebooks, jury questionnaires, peremptory challenges, jury instructions, and much more.