Discuss how current procedures of jury selection impact a fair trial. Can these methods be improved?
What will be an ideal response?
Under the Sixth Amendment, a criminal defendant has the right to choose whether the trial will be before a judge (bench trial) or with a judge and jury. In jury selection in both civil and criminal cases, jurors are selected randomly from licensing or voter registration lists within the court's jurisdiction. Once jurors are chosen, the sometimes lengthy process of voir dire or tell the truth begins where appropriateness to sit on the jury is then determined. This is where a potential juror discloses relationships to those accused and any bias that may have led them to form an opinion already. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find impartial jurors, especially in the technological age. Jurors are now able to turn to their smartphones to seek information that may have been reported as part of a media blitz and may also not be completely accurate to form their opinions. This issue impacts a fair trial as the court process that the potential juror may become part of is supposedly where the truth will be presented based on the evidence.
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