"Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn." - Clarence Darrow 1936
"The change of a single juror in the composition of the jury could change the result." - Ter Keurst v. Miami Elevator Co., 486 So. 2d 547 (Fla. 1986), Justice Adkins, Dissenting
"Trial by jury is the best of all safeguards for the person and property of every individual." - Thomas Jefferson
The 3rd DCA reversed a criminal conviction simply because the trial judge failed to conduct a requested Neil inquiry concerning a challenge directed at a “white male.” The trial was apparently “otherwise error free” and “decided by a clearly impartial jury.”
February 15, 2006
A trial judge should not impose “arbitrary time limits” or “number-of-question” limits on voir dire. Judge Gary Farmer recently wrote an excellent opinion reaffirming the trial lawyer’s right to have an adequate amount of time to question prospective jurors during the voir dire examination.
February 3, 2006
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