New Jersey Sample Questions, Voir Dire Examination
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The attorneys may challenge some jurors and ask the Court to excuse them from the trial. There are two types of challenges; challenge for cause and peremptory challenge.
During voir dire the lawyers may ask the judge to excuse a juror from sitting on the case. This is called "challenging a juror". There are two types of challenges: a challenge for cause and a peremptory challenge.
Q. What are the qualifications to serve as a juror in New Jersey? Examples of persons who would be disqualified are anyone who was convicted of, or pled guilty to, a crime in Federal Court or Superior Court; or anyone currently on PTI (Pre-trial Intervention Program.)
When selecting a jury, both parties may remove potential jurors using an unlimited number of challenges for cause (e.g., stated reasons such as bias) and a limited number of peremptory challenges (i.e., do not need to state a reason).
Following the questioning of potential jurors, each side's attorney may use one of two sorts of challenges: "for cause" or "peremptory." When a counsel challenges a jury, the court is asked to remove that member from the panel.
Often, jurors will be asked to state the neighborhood or area they live in, their profession, whether they have children, are married, and so on. This kind of information helps the judge and lawyers get a feel for the potential jurors, and might even inform an attorney's decision to use a challenge on someone.
There are three types of challenges to a juror, only two of which are available to the defence. These are: stand-asides, peremptory challenges and challenge for cause. Without providing any reason, the Crown may ask a prospective juror who is called forward from the panel to be stood aside.
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