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1 JURY SELECTION TECHNIQUES RYAN PACYGA RYAN PACYGA CRIMINAL DEFENSE EMPLOYMENT o RESPONSIBILITIES o WORK IN GROUPS? o HOW ARRIVE AT DECISION IN A GROUP? o SUPERVISE OTHERS? WHAT STYLE? o ANYONE WANT TO BE A FOREPERSON? WHY? o GOOD JUROR FOR THIS CASE? WHY? o PRIOR JURY SERVICE? CIVIL VS. CRIMINAL? o RELATIONSHIPS W/OTHER JURORS? WORSE? CONVICT INNOCENT PERSON OR SET GUILTY PERSON FREE? DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INNOCENCE AND NOT PROVEN BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT? THEORY OF CASE MOST DAMAGING ASPECTS FIND THE WORSE ONES USE HELPFUL JURORS AS QUASI EXPERTS HUMANIZE YOUR CLIENT, THEIR JOB, THEIR KIDS, THEIR FAMILY: KNOW OF THEM? SCIENCE, EMOTION, TEENAGERS, MISGUIDED BOY, STEP DAD IN CRIM SEX, BAD GROUP OF FRIENDS, WRONG PLACE/TIME, WILL YOUR CLIENT MOST LIKELY TESTIFY OR NOT? INDUSTRIES/JOBS: BANKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOL TEACHERS, MEDICAL FIELD, ACCOUNTANTS, WHITE COLLAR VS. BLUE COLLAR, MILITARY BACKGROUND, AGE OF KIDS, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, FRANKNESS, BODY LANGUAGE INPUT FROM CLIENT: BAD LOOKS GOOD TO KNOW, FEELING ON ANSWERS NOT MUCH VALUE SINCE INEXPERIENCED FIND THE FOREPERSON EYES & EARS FROM AN ASS T, PARALEGAL OR ASSOCIATE DON T BE AFRAID TO REPHRASE A QUESTION THE JUDGE ALREADY ASKED. JURORS WANT TO GIVE THE RIGHT ANSWER TO THE JUDGE. EXAMPLE IS WHETHER TREAT OFFICER TESIMONY DIFFERENT DON TS: ARROGANT, CONDESCENDING, DISMISSIVE, ARGUE I. PREPARING FOR JURY SELECTION a. VOIR DIRE BEGINS THE DAY YOU GET THE CASE i. KEEP A VOIR DIRE SUBFOLDER. ISSUES WILL ARISE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CASE THAT WILL HELP YOU PREPARE FOR JURY SELECTION 1
2 II. 1. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS, COUNTERPOINTS BY COLLEAGUES & FRIENDS, PROSECUTOR COMMENTS, JUDGE COMMENTS, INVESTIGATIVE MEMOS 2. WHAT KIND OF PERSON WILL UNDERSTAND YOUR THEORY OF THE CASE? WHAT TYPE OF VALUE SYSTEM AND LIFE EXPERINCES SHOULD THEY HAVE? WHAT BUTTONS DO YOU NEED TO PUSH TO DRIVE THE POINT HOME? 3. WHAT KIND OF PERSON WILL MOST LIKELY REJECT YOUR THEORY? WHAT CAN YOU FLUSH OUT OF THEM TO IDENTIFY THE HIDDEN BIAS? b. KNOW YOUR THEME OF THE CASE. IF IT CHANGES DIRECTION BEFORE TRIAL, THEN YOUR VOIR DIRE NEEDS TO ADAPT AS WELL c. PRACTICE WITH LAY PERSONS d. GET ASSISTANCE i. LEGAL ASSISTANT, PARALEGAL OR ASSOCIATE 1. THEY RE YOUR EYES & EARS SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON HAVING A DIAGLOG WITH THE PANEL e. CONSIDER A QUESTIONNAIRE i. TWO BENEFITS: 1. CAN LEAD TO MORE CANDID ANSWERS ON DIFFICULT SUBJECTS 2. ENHANCES PREPARATION f. GOOGLE/MNCIS OPENING REMARKS (AFTER JUDGE IS DONE) a. DON T USE THE WORD BIAS. NOBODY LIKES TO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS BIASED. SAME GOES FOR FAIR AND IMPARTIAL. i. INSTEAD, USE STRONG OPINION OR PREJUDGEMENT b. THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS i. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A RIGHT ANSWER: HONESTY c. IMPRESS UPON THEM THE GRAVITY OF THE PROCESS i. DELIBERATE, THOROUGH, BECAUSE THERE S A LOT AT STAKE FOR YOUR CLIENT ii. TELL THEM IT WILL TAKE A WHILE SO THEY KNOW TO RELAX AND ARE PREPARED TO FOCUS d. GET THE JURORS TO CARE ABOUT YOUR CLIENT AND THE CASE i. PERSONALIZE YOUR CLIENT e. SOMETIMES, A PARTICULAR CASE ISN T RIGHT FOR A PARTICULAR JUROR i. EXAMPLE: CRIM SEX INVOLVING YOUNG CHILD IF I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD, MAYBE TOO CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME ii. BEING A GOOD JUROR AND CITIZEN MEANS BEING ABLE TO CANDIDLY EXAMINE SELF FOR ANY POTENTIAL OPINIONS THAT MAY INHIBIT ABILITY TO GIVE YOUR CLIENT A FAIR TRIAL WITH THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND 2
3 III. IV. HOLDING THE GOVERNMENT TO ITS HIGH BURDEN OF PROOF iii. HELP THE PANEL FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO SPEAK UP AND SAY THIS ISN T THE RIGHT TRIAL FOR ME iv. EXAMPLE: LIKE TRYING ON A JACKET 1. IF IT DOESN T FIT, THERE S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE JACKET, AND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PERSON. THE TWO JUST DON T FIT TOGETHER f. BE APPROACHABLE, INVITING, AND INTERESTED i. THE MORE COMFORTABLE A PANEL IS WITH YOU, THE MORE THEY LL TALK 1. THE GOAL IS TO GET YOUR THEORY OUT THERE AND THEN LET THE PANEL TALK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ii. I WANT TO LEARN FROM YOU 1. DON T TRY TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS OR HEARTS. INSEAD, LEARN WHAT THEY THINK AND HOW THEY FEEL. TYPES OF QUESTIONS a. SCALED i. STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, STRONGLY DISAGREE (NEUTRAL DOESN T TELL ME MUCH) b. YES/NO c. OPEN ENDED TECHNIQUES a. IDENTIFY THE BAD JURORS. IT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO GETTING RID OF THE WORST JURORS FOR YOUR THEORY OF THE CASE. b. RANDOM PERSON NARRATIVE i. THEN ROW BY ROW WITH HANDS WHO AGREES? WHO DISAGREES? ii. GET THEM TO HAVE A DIALOG iii. WATCH OUT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON T RAISE THEIR HANDS, GET THEM TALKING c. LISTEN AND LEARN. LET JURORS EDUCATE EACH OTHER. d. EMBRACE AND SQUARELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AREAS OF YOUR CASE. DO THIS IN THE MIDDLE (PRIMACY/RECENCY) i. PRIOR CRIMES ii. UGLY BUT NON-CRIMINAL CONDUCT iii. BLOOD AND GUTS iv. INITIAL LIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CONFESSION v. UNSAVORY FRIENDS vi. RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT e. LOOP A FAVORABLE ANSWER AND HELP OTHER JURORS REINFORCE THAT CONCEPT V. FIND THE FOREPERSON a. IDENTIFY 2-3 PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE THE FOREPERSON. THEY LL DRIVE THE DISCUSSION. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO TWO 3
4 VI. VII. VIII. IX. POTENTIAL STRIKES, STRIKE AN ADVERSE POTENTIAL FOREPERSON OVER A MORE RESERVED ADVERSE PERSON. A LEADER WILL LEAD, A FOLLOWER WILL FOLLOW. SAVING A GOOD JUROR FROM A STRIKE FOR CAUSE a. ASK THEM IF THEY CAN SET ASIDE, JUST FOR THIS TRIAL, THEIR OPINION AND FOLLOW THE RULE i. ANOLOGIZE LIKE PLAYING A SPORT OR A BOARD GAME PUSHING A BAD JUROR OVER THE BRINK SO YOU CAN STRIKE FOR CAUSE a. BE INVITING b. HAND OUT, OPEN GESTURE c. TAKE THEM DOWN THE ROAD WITH BABY STEPS RATHER THAN GOING FOR THE HOME RUN i. YOU SAID YOU TEND TO BELIEVE WHAT OFFICERS SAY? ii. YOU BELIEVE THAT THEY RE GENERALLY TRUSTWORTHY? iii. YOU TEND TO BELIEVE THEM OVER THE AVERAGE CITIZEN? iv. THIS CAN INFLUENCE YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THEIR CREDIBILITY? v. AND EVEN THOUGH THE RULE IS THAT YOU CAN T TREAT THEIR TESTIMONY DIFFERENTLY THAN THE AVERAGE CITIZEN, YOU D TEND TO, EVER SO SLIGHTLY, BELIEVE THEIR TESTIMONY MORE? AND THAT S NOT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE UNFAIR, IT S JUST BECAUSE THAT S WHERE YOUR BELIEFS ARE, FAIR TO SAY? vi. AND WITH THAT BEING THE CASE, FAIR TO SAY THAT YOU MAY HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY FOLLOWING THAT RULE 100 PERCENT? THAT YOU D TRY TO FOLLOW IT BUT THAT YOU MAY STILL LEAN TOWARDS THE OFFICER? vii. AND YOU AGREE THAT BECAUSE OF THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRIAL MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU TO SIT ON? d. IF YOU GET THEM STRUCK FOR CAUSE, PRAISE THEM IN FRONT OF THE PANEL. IT CAN HELP THE PANEL TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH. ENDING a. ANYTHING I HAVEN T ASKED ANY OF YOU THAT COULD BE IMPORTANT TO KNOW? b. ONE BY ONE, LOOK EACH JUROR IN THE EYE, AND ASK THEM THE FOLLOWING: i. MRS. X, IF YOU RE SELECTED AS A JUROR IN THIS CASE, CAN YOU LOOK MR. Z (THE DEFENDANT) IN THE EYE AND TELL HIM: 1. I WILL PRESUME YOU INNOCENT 2. I WILL HOLD THE GOVERNMENT TO ITS BURDEN OF PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT 3. I WILL GIVE YOU A FAIR TRIAL STRIKES 4
5 a. STRIKE YOUR OPPONENT S BEST JURORS FIRST. YOUR OPPONENT WILL NEVER STRIKE THEM. WAIT OUT THE GRAY AREAS. X. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO a. I THINK I LL TRY I BELIEVE I HOPE I GUESS b. WHAT IF A JUROR GIVES CONTRADICTORY ANSWERS? I TEND TO TRUST THEIR FIRST ANSWER, ESPECIALLY IF IT S ON A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE XI. NEVER EVER a. CROSS EXAMINE A JUROR b. ARGUE WITH A JUROR c. ACT LIKE YOU RE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE ROOM d. TALK DOWN TO A JUROR e. ASK LONG QUESTIONS f. REPEAT QUESTIONS ALREADY COVERED g. TRY TO CHANGE A JUROR S MIND REGARDING CORE BELIEFS. ACCEPT THEIR BIAS AND GET RID OF THEM. h. ASK TOO MANY SUPPORTIVE QUESTIONS OF A SUPPORTIVE JUROR. YOU LL END UP FLUSHING THEM OUT FOR YOUR OPPONENT. LAY LOW UNLESS YOU RE USING THEM AS A QUASI EXPERT TO GET THE PANEL ROLLING WITH YOUR THEME. i. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FEELINGS ABOUT ALL JURORS HAVE FEELINGS. INSTEAD, ASK WHAT FEELINGS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT 5
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