Essay On Jury Selection

Jury selection are various methods used to decide who will be on the jury. The jury pool is initially chosen from among the community utilizing a random strategy. Jury records are gathered from voter enlistments and driver permit/state id. From these records, some people are mailed. They will be addressed in court by the judge and/or lawyers in the U.S. According to Shari Seidman, in some cases such as capital punishment, the jury must be death qualified. Jury procedures are taught in law institutions to law students. The jury chose is said to have been empanaled.
In the case of John Morgan, he is a single 38 year old white male working as a local delivery driver; he was arrested two months ago by his local police department following an investigation of a hit and run. He was charged a Class 4 felony, fleeing the scene of an accident causing property damage. He is pleading "Not Guilty" to this charge. …show more content…
The jury pool is initially chosen from among the community utilizing a random strategy. Jury records are gathered from voter enlistments and driver permit/state id. From these records, some people are mailed. They will be addressed in court by the judge and/or lawyers in the U.S. According to Shari Seidman, in some cases such as capital punishment, the jury must be death qualified. Jury procedures are taught in law institutions to law students. The jury chose is said to have been …show more content…
Some have very similar backgrounds to John Morgan. The people chosen are all linked in a very unique way. within theses jurors are some from a different standpoint then John Morgan.Therefore the issue can be reviewed from different standpoints. Given the data results from my County, which is Birmingham, Al, and the results of Mogans background, this jury was selected. Morgan is in great standings of a fair