I had jury duty this week. 1 case was presented to us, and there were 24 people in the pool. A woman was charged with DUI and Driving to Endanger. One of the questions in Voir Dire was if we, or an immediate family member were ever charged with DUI. I was selected as juror #2 but we couldn’t get 6 more jurors to fill the panel. (6 jurors and 2 alternates)
Actually, it doesn’t, necessarily. It literally means to “see what will be said”, and can be used for jury selection, but more generally it’s a “trial within a trial” to determine such things as the the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness. As an expert witness, I’ve often had my credentials examined during voire dire. I once testified in a case where, after days of testimony, the other side tried to claim my client hadn’t put forward a case, because they hadn’t formally closed the voire dire, so all the testimony took place in voire dire and wasn’t trial testimony. Needless to say, the judge was not amused…
pschearer Premium Member over 2 years ago
Voir dear?
seanfear over 2 years ago
sigh I think I know the rest
kartis over 2 years ago
Contempt of court, again?
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 2 years ago
How did he get through law school? Or pass the bar exam?
TLH1310 Premium Member over 2 years ago
I had jury duty this week. 1 case was presented to us, and there were 24 people in the pool. A woman was charged with DUI and Driving to Endanger. One of the questions in Voir Dire was if we, or an immediate family member were ever charged with DUI. I was selected as juror #2 but we couldn’t get 6 more jurors to fill the panel. (6 jurors and 2 alternates)
willie_mctell over 2 years ago
See, speak
dpatrickryan Premium Member over 2 years ago
Actually, it doesn’t, necessarily. It literally means to “see what will be said”, and can be used for jury selection, but more generally it’s a “trial within a trial” to determine such things as the the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness. As an expert witness, I’ve often had my credentials examined during voire dire. I once testified in a case where, after days of testimony, the other side tried to claim my client hadn’t put forward a case, because they hadn’t formally closed the voire dire, so all the testimony took place in voire dire and wasn’t trial testimony. Needless to say, the judge was not amused…