Florida Motion for an Order Requiring that Juror Questionnaires be Sent With the Juror Summons to Each Prospective Juror
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Voir dire: Translated from the French, means 'to speak the truth. ' With regard to juries, it is the questioning that occurs in jury selection to decide whether the potential jurors may serve on the jury.
Examination. n. 1) the questioning of a witness by an attorney. Direct examination is interrogation by the attorney who called the witness, and cross-examination is questioning by the opposing attorney.
The judge and the attorneys ask jurors questions to determine if the jurors are free of bias (prejudice) or whether there is any other reason why any of them cannot be fair and impartial; this process is called voir dire.
A demand for trial by jury may not be withdrawn without the consent of the parties.
Voir dire. (vwahr [with a near-silent "r"] deer) n. from French "to see to speak," the questioning of prospective jurors by a judge and attorneys in court.
The judge and attorneys ask the potential jurors questions, general or related to the specific case before them, to determine their suitability to serve on the jury. This process is called voir dire, which typically results in some prospective jurors being excused, based on their answers, from serving in that trial.
Rule 1.431 - TRIAL JURY (a) Questionnaire. (1) The circuit court may direct the authority charged by law with the selection of prospective jurors to furnish each prospective juror with a questionnaire in the form approved by the supreme court from time to time to assist the authority in selecting prospective jurors.
