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This document is a page from a court transcript dated December 8, 2021, from case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. A judge is outlining the specific procedures for the jury selection process, known as voir dire, to the legal counsel. The judge explains how jurors' privacy will be protected, the protocol for striking a juror for cause, and how counsel can raise objections or request follow-up questions at sidebar.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| juror(s) | Juror |
Mentioned throughout as the subject of the voir dire (jury selection) process.
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| counsel | Legal Counsel |
Addressed by the speaker (implied judge) and consulted regarding objections to striking jurors and requests for follo...
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| I (speaker) | Judge (implied) |
The speaker of the transcript, who is laying out the procedure for the voir dire process.
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Organizations (1)
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page; likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.
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A location for discussions outside the hearing of the juror.
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The default setting for proceedings unless a juror's privacy is a concern.
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Relationships (1)
The document shows the judge directing the court's procedure and instructing counsel on how they are to participate in the jury selection process, defining their roles and interactions within the trial.
Key Quotes (2)
"Process-wise, during the questioning, as the juror is answering my questions in the voir dire, if I think a juror answers in a way that would require striking for cause, I'll ask counsel whether they have any objection."Source
— Judge (implied)
(This quote outlines the judge's standard procedure for identifying and striking a juror for cause while ensuring counsel has an opportunity to object.)
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"If you have specific followup, I'll hear you at sidebar, that is, outside the hearing of the juror, consider your request for followup, and then either engage in that followup or not, and proceed apace."Source
— Judge (implied)
(This quote explains the process for counsel to request follow-up questions, which will be handled privately at sidebar to avoid influencing the juror.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 529 Filed 12/08/21 Page 8 of 18 8
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1 well take that up at sidebar in a moment. And as I said, only
2 if the jurors indicated a specific wish to speak not in public
3 because the answer would embarrass them or otherwise seriously
4 compromise their privacy, other than that, we'll proceed in
5 open court. But with respect to those, I'm doing that to
6 ensure juror candor and honesty and ultimately ensure the
7 selection of a fair and impartial jury.
8 Process-wise, during the questioning, as the juror is
9 answering my questions in the voir dire, if I think a juror
10 answers in a way that would require striking for cause, I'll
11 ask counsel whether they have any objection. Meaning do you
12 have any objection to me striking for cause. Assuming no
13 objection, then I will strike that juror for cause, and they'll
14 be excused and we'll give them instructions.
15 If I don't think that any answer requires a striking
16 for cause before we get to the individual questions at the end
17 of the voir dire, I'll ask counsel if they have specific
18 followup. If you have specific followup, I'll hear you at
19 sidebar, that is, outside the hearing of the juror, consider
20 your request for followup, and then either engage in that
21 followup or not, and proceed apace.
22 If we have a juror for whom there is no basis to
23 strike for cause, at that point, we'll proceed to have them
24 respond to the individual questions in the voir dire. And then
25 they won't be struck, so they'll be given instructions on
2 if the jurors indicated a specific wish to speak not in public
3 because the answer would embarrass them or otherwise seriously
4 compromise their privacy, other than that, we'll proceed in
5 open court. But with respect to those, I'm doing that to
6 ensure juror candor and honesty and ultimately ensure the
7 selection of a fair and impartial jury.
8 Process-wise, during the questioning, as the juror is
9 answering my questions in the voir dire, if I think a juror
10 answers in a way that would require striking for cause, I'll
11 ask counsel whether they have any objection. Meaning do you
12 have any objection to me striking for cause. Assuming no
13 objection, then I will strike that juror for cause, and they'll
14 be excused and we'll give them instructions.
15 If I don't think that any answer requires a striking
16 for cause before we get to the individual questions at the end
17 of the voir dire, I'll ask counsel if they have specific
18 followup. If you have specific followup, I'll hear you at
19 sidebar, that is, outside the hearing of the juror, consider
20 your request for followup, and then either engage in that
21 followup or not, and proceed apace.
22 If we have a juror for whom there is no basis to
23 strike for cause, at that point, we'll proceed to have them
24 respond to the individual questions in the voir dire. And then
25 they won't be struck, so they'll be given instructions on
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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