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During voir dire in New Jersey v. Andujar, a prosecutor ran a criminal background check on one prospective African American juror in order to have that juror challenged for cause. The appellate court determined that the trial judge, before dismissing the juror for cause, should have made a finding of fact regarding the validity of the criminal background check.
Presented by Eric Davis, Chief of the Felony Trial Division, Harris County Public Defender (Houston, TX)
Race Matters II: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice January 10-11, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA
It is not a good idea for a lawyer to ignore online information about anyone involved in a case. Social media research can provide lawyers with a truer sense of a prospective juror than the information the juror discloses on a written juror questionnaire or in open court.
Letter to the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure regarding proposed rule changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence.
Letter to the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure regarding proposed rule changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Voir Dire: Part II presented by Kyana Givens, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Public Defender Western District of Washington (Seattle)
Race Matters I: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice September 14-15, 2017 | Detroit, MI
Voir Dire: Part I presented by MartÃn Sabelli, attorney, San Francisco, CA
History of Race in America presented by Jeffery Robinson, Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality, American Civil Liberties Union
Voir Dire of Jury Panel in Arson Case.
A set of questions asked to the jury during the selection process, covering seven topics, including attitudes about sex and consent.
A voir dire request outline with intentional blanks for the user to fill out by the Bidwill Law Firm.
An unfilled jury selection form template.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar in support of the petition for writ of certiorari.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant on rehearing en banc.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioner and urging reversal.
