No, voir dire is a process by which the lawyers and parties in a trial question potential jurors or proposed expert witnesses in order to determine if they are qualified to serve as jurors or testify as experts respectively.
As to jurors, common questions are as to whether they know any of the parties or witnesses, whether they have formed any opinions of the case already and other such questions to ensure that the potential juror is able to make a fair and unbiased judgment of the facts.
As to expert witnesses, the questions are designed to discover the education and experience of the expert witness to ensure that he/she is qualified to render expert opinion testimony on the subject matter in question.
Voire(truth) Dire(to see) oath to tell the truth
To select a jury
Before a trial, the prosecutor and defense attorney select a jury through a process called voir dire. During this process, potential jurors are questioned to assess their suitability for the case, ensuring they can remain impartial. Both sides can challenge or dismiss certain jurors, ultimately agreeing on a final panel that will hear the case. The selected jurors are tasked with evaluating the evidence and rendering a verdict.
No, they should not be able to do so. This is information that is specifically asked of every juror when they undergo Voire Dire prior to the jury selection process. Prospective jurors in such a situation are excused and dismissed from jury duty.
The process of questioning potential jurors is called Voir Dire, and it is a process by which jurors are filtered out from those who are determined to give a true and correct verdict following a trial. A juror can be excused by either attorney if there is any potential for bias, such as data juror was a police officer or involved in law enforcement or the judicial process, was a defendant of a similar case, a victim of a similar case, it is racially biased, biased against a legal affiliation that the defendant may be a member of, or any other issues that might influence that juror's decision.
Voir dire, from the French to "speak the truth."
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When people respond to a jury summons, they gather at the court house to form a pool of potential jurors from which they are called in groups for specific criminal or civil trials. There they are questioned by attorneys for each side and/or the trial judge about their background, life experiences, and opinions to determine whether they can weigh the evidence fairly and objectively. This process is called voir dire, an Anglo-French term meaning "to speak the truth."
Voir dire is a preliminary examination of a witness by the judge in which he is required to speak the truth with respect to the questions put to him; if he appears incompetent,e.g on the ground that he is not of sound mind,he is rejected.
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Voir dire refers to the questioning of prospective jurors, during the jury selection process, by the judge and attorneys. It is used as a means to determine a bias in any juror which may make them unable to judge the issues fairly. When people respond to a jury summons, they gather at the court house to form a pool of potential jurors from which they are called in groups for specific criminal or civil trials. There they are questioned by attorneys for each side and/or the trial judge about their background, life experiences, and opinions to determine whether they can weigh the evidence fairly and objectively. This process is called voir dire, an Anglo-French term meaning "to speak the truth." Voir dire may also involve questioning of an expert witness to determine the level of competency or a hearing held outside the presence of the jury during a trial.