Juries
News, rulings and legislation related to grand juries and trial juries.
Author: Thaddeus Hoffmeister is an assistant law professor at the University of Dayton.
Blawg Related Categories: Trials & Litigation • Juries • University of Dayton • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Juries
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Shadow Juries
Here is an interesting article about attorneys and trial consultants using shadow or mock juries to determine the strengths and weaknesses of their case. Shadow juries can also be useful in predicting case outcomes. 'Shadow'…
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New Jury Legislation in Trinidad and Tobago
The country of Trinidad and Tobago is considering legislation (Criminal Procedure Bill 2009) to address the issue of jury tampering. The new bill, which is currently in Parliament, would allow the government to fore-go jury…
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KY SCT Reverses Murder Conviction for Failure to Strike Juror
Gabbard v. Kentucky Last week, the Kentucky Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Richard Gabbard because the trial court that heard the case failed to strike a juror who had formed an opinion on…
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Excellent Voir Dire Advice
Listen, Don't Talk In a recent column in the ABA Journal, noted trial expert Jim McElhaney offers some sage advice on conducting voir dire to include discussing Jim Jeans' three secrets to picking a jury.…
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New Ohio Jury Legislation
A new juror privacy bill (HB 327) has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives by Rep. Courtney Combs. HB 327 will: prohibit jury tampering; exclude jury questionnaires and similar documents from public records…
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Virginia Withdraws Plan for Anonymous Juries
Richmond Times News Dispatch: Proposal to Keep Jurors Anonymous Withdrawn A proposal under consideration by the Virginia Supreme Court to keep juries anonymous in all criminal trials has been withdrawn. A revised proposal to limit…
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Judge or Jury: Civil Commitment Hearings
Currently, Massachusetts allows defendants facing a Sexual Dangerous Person Hearing (Civil Commitment) to choose between a judge or a jury. However, there is a push underway to take that right away. Senate Bill 1548 would…
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The Shrinking Criminal Jury
The article below highlights the growing reluctance of defendants to request a criminal jury trial. Although this article focuses on the state of Virginia where juries not only decide guilt or innocence, but also sentence…
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Polling the Jury
While the concept seems pretty straight forward (having the judge in open court ask individual jurors whether they agree with the verdict), I am constantly surprised at the number of issues that can arise when…
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Courts in the United Kingdom Grapple with Technology
Reuters: Listening in court a trial for modern jurors? Juries of the future may be so unaccustomed to listening to endless hours of oratory that evidence will have to be presented to them via screens…