CRJU110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Peremptory Challenge

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJU110
• Professor: Parker Karen

Document Summary

Residency: questioning by prosecutor and defense attorney to reveal juror bias. Purpose objective jurors: avenues to reject jury. Challenge against prospe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e jurors (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) that parti(cid:272)ular"s juror"s a(cid:271)ility or (cid:449)illi(cid:374)g(cid:374)ess to rea(cid:272)h a(cid:374) i(cid:373)partial de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) i(cid:374) the (cid:272)ase. The juror cannot be impartial or the juror is unwilling to be impartial to the case: peremptory challenge: Challenge in the form of a request to the court to exclude prospective juror where no reason is states or disclosed. Past abuses when juror had minority status: limited to 6. The verdict: finding by a jury or judge, i(cid:374) (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al trials . Beyond a reasonable doubt: standard of proof necessary in all criminal trials in order to adjudicate the guilt of the defendant. Entire jury has to believe that they received conclusive and complete proof. Entire jury has to believe the evidence leaves no reasonable doubt: i(cid:374) (cid:272)i(cid:448)il trials . Preponderance of the evidence: standard of proof necessary in all civil trials.