Government
May 18, 2017
State Senate passes amended bill on civil trial voir dire
The state Senate has unanimously passed an amended version of a bill intended to ensure fair jury selection in civil trials, sending it to the Assembly.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO — The state Senate has unanimously passed an amended version of a bill intended to ensure fair jury selection in civil trials, sending it to the Assembly.
According to a Senate analysis, SB 658 is designed to "permit liberal and probing examination calculated to discover bias" and "provides the parties with reasonable time to evaluate the responses...
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