"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
Prospective jurors in the Phil Spector murder trial completed an 18 page questionnaire consisting of 106 questions (some with multiple sub-parts) prior to jury selection in the trial. A copy of the questionnaire is posted on the blog, and can be obtained by clicking here: Juror Questionnaire – Phil Spector Murder Trial (2007). The trial is currently underway and is being broadcast daily on Court TV.
May 10, 2007
In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Florida held it was not an abuse of discretion to prohibit defense counsel from showing photographs to potential jurors during jury selection. Defense counsel sought to show the potential jurors an autopsy photograph and ask whether it would cause them to vote for the death penalty. The Court held, in Hoskins v. State, 32 FLW S159 (Fla 2007), that defense counsel was, in effect, trying […]
May 4, 2007
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