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voir dire(Anglo-French; “to speak the truth”) In law, the act or process of questioning prospective jurors to determine whether they are qualified and suitable for service on a jury. The questioning attorneys may dismiss a juror for cause, such as when bias or preconceived notions of guilt or innocence are in evidence; they also have a limited number of peremptory challenges that they can use to dismiss a juror for any or no reason. |
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In the best section of the book, Geoghegan shares his notes from the voir dire. In practice, a shrewd voir dire lawyer can go far toward determining the outcome of the case. Each attorney has the right of one peremptory challenge to a judge for each case, just like an attorney during voir dire can remove a prospective juror with no questions asked. |
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