Tag: Jury
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Trial Attorney U.: Jury Selection, Pt. 2
How A Trial Attorney Can Influence Who Sits On A Jury Part two in a series of new jersey court rules that affect a trial attorney. Last week, I discussed the number of jurors that a New Jersey trial attorney would select to sit on a jury in a civil (non-criminal) case. This week, I’ll discuss…
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Trial Lawyer U.: Jury Selection, Pt. 1
How Many Jurors Are Selected In A Civil (Non-Criminal) Case? Part one in a series of New Jersey court rules that affect a trial lawyer. A civil (non-criminal) case will be tried by a jury only if a jury trial is demanded by a party at the outset of a case. A deliberating jury in a civil…
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Judge Can’t Interview Jury after Verdict
JUDGE CAN’T INTERVIEW JURY AFTER VERDICT A judge can’t interview jury after the verdict, unless there’s good cause to believe misconduct occurred, rules new jersey supreme court. And even then, only with the lawyers present. Can a judge interview a jury after it reaches a verdict? The issue arose after a recent sexual harassment case.…