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What Is Voir Dire In Law And What Is Its Purpose? 

CaseFox

The process of voir dire stands as the crucial pillar in the world of law. Voir dire is derived from an old French word “ to speak the truth.” If you are not familiar with what is voir dire in law, what its process is. Continue reading this blog and you will have an understanding of voir dire.

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Your Voir Dire Questions: Don’t Be Scared of Simple

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By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Yesterday, I spent the full day as a prospective juror at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver. As you can tell from the fact that I’m writing about it, I did not get selected for the jury. Alas, I was just one of the many “gallery ghosts” watching as others were questioned, […]

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10 Common Mistakes Defense Attorneys Make With Their Damages Strategies

Sound Jury Blog

This is also the reason the emerging trend of defense attorneys counter-anchoring in voir dire is ineffective and more likely counterproductive. Wasting critical voir dire time with priming and persuading. Ignoring the presentational dynamic of the corporate representative.

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The Power of Confirmation Bias: Uncovering its Influence on Trials

Jury Analyst

Oral Voir Dire & Jury Selection: Confirmation bias can extend to oral voir dire and the process of jury selection. These predetermined expectations about what makes a good juror can skew how jurors are evaluated during jury selection, regardless of what the evidence collected during voir dire suggests.

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Admissibility of Internet Searches About Terminating Pregnancy

E-Discovery LLC

The Court added: “[T]he [trial] court employed voir dire questioning meant to guard against improper bias in the jury. In so doing, the court used Appellant’s requested voir dire question verbatim.” Would your beliefs about abortion prevent you from giving a fair and impartial verdict in this case?’

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    OPENING STATEMENT DAMAGE CONCEPTS

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Religion is an example of a issue that can be a factor that has to be dealt with both in voir dire as well as opening statement. The amount of the verdict you are seeking is another subject for opening statement as well as for voir dire. It can involve issues of appearance, past personal history or race.

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Unveiling the Power of Juror Questionnaires and AI in Law

Jury Analyst

Rachel mentions the importance of getting to know your jury and not shying away from that, and boldly states, “ Voir Dire/jury selection is the only chance you’ll have to get to know the deciders in your case! There’s always this cross-over between the facts and evidence and our beliefs. So all the data you can get is fantastic.