You Have Chosen Wisely: Jury Selection in Child Abuse Cases
Course Description
This workshop provides prosecutors with a comprehensive overview of jury selection purposes and strategies, including pre-voir dire investigative tips, developing an authentic approach to juries, addressing juror myths, building case themes in child abuse cases, sample questions, and related closing considerations.
Learning Objectives
1. Develop appropriate, effective lines of questioning for jury selection.
2. Address and rebut juror myths through voir dire process.
3. Articulate the relationship of voir dire to closing arguments and the development of case themes throughout the trial.
Instructors
Robert Peters
