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To: Gay State Conservative

Both the defense and prosecution participate in jury selection.

IIRC, the defense has more “peremptory strikes” than the prosecution AND fewer limits on their use. Peremptory strikes allow rejection of a juror without having to give a cause. Otherwise, a juror maybe challenged “for cause.”

Unless Zimmerman’s defense is incompetent (or working withe the prosecution!), it SHOULD be difficult to impanel a completely hostile jury.


23 posted on 04/20/2012 10:41:34 AM PDT by Little Ray (FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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To: Little Ray
Unless Zimmerman’s defense is incompetent (or working withe the prosecution!), it SHOULD be difficult to impanel a completely hostile jury.

I don't know how many challenges each side gets (I'm not a lawyer) but I know that each side gets at least one...and probably a good deal more.What you say about empaneling a completely hostile jury applies both ways.That is,IMO,barring huge stupidity by *either* side during jury selection the final result will be "hung jury".To be more specific,if there's a single black woman on the jury (and what are the chances of that not being the case?) Zimmerman's only hope is a hung jury because you and I know that such a juror will never vote to acquit....if,for no other reason,than to avoid harm to herself or her family.

35 posted on 04/20/2012 10:51:53 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Unlike Mrs Obama,I've Been Proud Of This Country My *Entire* Life!)
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