Posted on 10/05/2017 3:22:44 PM PDT by Elderberry
Not to make light of the situation but good thing this isn’t FLA as they might get both this weekend.
Hate to tell the lawyer that you aren’t going to trial till after the jury is selected.
Isn’t voir dire and jury selection part of the trial?
Don’t move the trial to Houston....
Nope.
Except for rare cases that are heard only by a judge, one of the first steps in any criminal trial is selection of a jury.
http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/criminal-trial-overview.html
You sure are biased and misinformed!
“The trial begins when the Jury is sworn in. That is when Jeopardy attaches for purposes of double jeopardy.”
https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/when-does-trial-actually-start-in-california—is-i-1419563.html
” a trial does not technically begin until after the jury is seated”
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/trial
I sure wouldn’t want a lawyer that doesn’t even know when a trial begins.
OTOH, ihgf I were a lawyer I wouldn’t want murdering pedophiles as clients!
Ohh, I’m all giddy awaiting the return of Sgt. Swanton.
Not.
A criminal trial before a jury (sometimes called a “petit jury”) proceeds as follows:
(1) The jury is impaneled following voir dire examination and any challenges for cause or peremptory challenges.
Impaneling a jury Is Jury Selection
LOL.
You know nothing. Your quote is exactly what I have been posting. The trial begins when the Jury is sworn in after selection!
“Impaneling a jury Is Jury Selection”
Read your quote. The jury is impuneled after they are selected!
The trial begins with jury selection.
Wrong. And your post and my posts show you wrong.
And they Are Not.
WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURES BEFORE TRIAL?
The court may set any criminal case for a pre-trial hearing before it is set for trial upon its merits. The pre-trial hearing is to determine legal issues only such as:
(1) arraignment of the defendant, if such be necessary;
(2) appointment of counsel to represent the defendant, if such be necessary;
(3) motions for change of venue;
(4) motions for continuance;
(5) defense motions to discover the state’s evidence in the case;
(6) defense motions to suppress (exclude) evidence; and
(7) any other defense motion. These matters are decided by the judge; sometimes the defense and/or prosecution present evidence and/or witness testimony.
Dummy, that is a citizens’ guide.
Dummy. That is the pretrial hearing! Jury Selection is not part of that hearing.
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