I had a DUI in 1982.
I’ve been called for jury duty FIVE times beginning in 2015 and my arrest record never came up the one time I ended up on a jury for a felony burglary.
I’m 66 and I’ve never heard of a juror being harassed like this...not ever....I’m not even sure it’s legal.
Man needs a lawyer that’s for sure.
That's the only time I encountered that situation where they confronted jurors with their past. Like you, I'm not sure that should be allowed, but the judge didn't say anything.
I'm 76 and I've been in numerous jury pools, though none lately, and selected to serve on one jury in a civil case. In that same jury pool, the defense attorney asked if anyone could vote on a verdict right now if you had to. I was the only member of the 30-member pool to say yes. He asked me how I would vote and I told him, "Not guilty". I was not selected for that jury though I'd bet the defense wanted me, and I've always suspected the prosecution used one of their blocks to block me.