I’ve tried dozens of jury trials as both a prosecutor and defense lawyer and have been to many trial schools and courses about how to pick a jury. In previous posts, I’ve written about the typical questioning that occurs between the lawyers and the prospective jurors. You’ve seen some of this on TV. Of course, some of it …
So you’ve received your notice for jury duty? What can you expect? In my last post, I wrote about how jurors were initially selected. Once they are in the courtroom, in state courts, the lawyers do most of the questioning.
What are the lawyers looking for and why do they ask the questions they do?
Prior to starting …
After trying dozens of jury trials as both a prosecutor and defense lawyer, I’ve seen almost everything about juries and getting selected for jury duty. What will happen if you’re picked for a jury?
We all know that every accused person has a right to a jury trial. It comes to us in America from centuries of English …
Many people I talk with assume that if a defense lawyer costs a lot, he can “get anyone off.” Maybe–
Let’s look at some more techniques that defense lawyers use to win in trial beyond what I’ve already posted:
2. Defense lawyers exploit the evidentiary problems of the prosecutor.
Let’s look at a case I tried several years …
Beyond the satisfaction that “justice” was done with the killing of Osama bin Laden, he left a legacy in our country and courts that is disturbing to me.
Is that legacy “beating” us now?
After 9/11, the White House and Congress (both parties) passed sweeping legislation which gave our investigatory agencies new powers of intrusion into our lives. …
2010 is about to end–what a great year it was!
I have two things to remember and be grateful for as the year closes.
In my work as a trial lawyer, I notice stories of courts and trials in the news through out the world. Most of us don’t realize how many billions of people in the world …
For years in Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, on the night before Christmas one judge always volunteered for duty.
Judge Jack Gill insisted on handling the misdemeanor calendars for those days. Now deceased, Judge Gill even looked the part of a small Santa Claus. He had a halo of white hair, large glasses, a small nose, and …
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