Sentences with phrase «strike of a potential juror»

Once an entire jury is seated and no party has tried to strike any of the potential jurors for cause or by using a peremptory strike, the jury is generally sworn in and the trial moves on to the next step, often preliminary instructions or opening statements.

Thaler v. Haynes involves a defense objection under Batson v. Kentucky (pdf)(1986) to the prosecution's peremptory strike of a potential juror; Batson forbids striking potential jurors from a panel solely based on race.

Not exact matches

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

The suggestion is to take away advocates» ability to exercise «peremptory strikes» (i.e., the ability to reject a fixed number of potential jurors without stating any reason).