Exam 3 chapter 9 Flashcards
Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968 and the U.S. Supreme Court in Taylor v. Louisiana
: fed and state courts must assemble juries that constitute a “fair cross section of the community
What is usually referred to as jury selection is actually a process of ____
deselection
The source for the jury pool is primarily
voter registration
The lists used by jury commissioners often underrepresent
poor people, African Americans, Hispanic people, people who move frequently, and people who recently turned 18
venire
the group of prospective jurors that shows up
___% of summoned don’t show up
20
One day or one trial system
: potential jurors make themselves available for 1 day. If selected, they’re done when the trial is over. If they’re not, they’re done at the end of the day
voir dire
to speak the truth in french
During this stage, attorneys and the judge ask potential jurors a series of questions to determine who will serve on the jury
two challenges for jurors lawyers can use
challenge for cause and preemptory challenge
challenge for cause
remove a would-be juror, the lawyer is claiming that, because of bias or prejudice, it is unlikely that the juror will be able to render an impartial verdict based only on evidence and law
preemptory challlenge
an attorney can dismiss a juror without giving a reason and without approval from the judge. Each attorney is allotted a small number of peremptory challenges
cognizable groups
Potential jurors who are members of certain groups are cognizable in the sense that they are recognized as sharing a characteristic or attitude that distinguishes them from other potential jurors
o Social media analysis
scour the internet to gather personal info and create a full profile of the juror to see if theyre good for the case
trial consultants
offer a data driven approach, use mock jurors, send out comminity questionaire
supplemental juror questionaires
prospective jurors fill out before voir dire