Focus (Forum & Focus)
Aug. 11, 2007
Know Thy Juror: How Online Research Can Aid the Voir Dire Process
Forum Column - By David V. Dilenschneider - A $5 million wrongful death case in Florida had to be retried when it was discovered that the the jury foreman had close ties to counsel on both sides. The information, however, could have been discovered in 30 seconds on Google.
By David V. Dilenschneider
While sitting through voir dire, I watched the prosecutor and defense counsel perform their questioning of potential jurors and wondered whether they would have known I was an attorney if I had not disclosed that information on the juror questionnaire, whether they would know about my criminal background (if I had not disclosed that) or whether they could know if I had been relate...
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