Summarize the voir dire process
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Voir dire can be simple or complicated. In some jurisdictions, the judge decides who will serve on the jury. The prosecution and defense merely suggest questions to the judge in these jurisdictions. Doing so speeds up the process and also helps ensure that jurors do not develop preconceived ideas about the case in question.
Usually, however, it is the attorneys who do the questioning. This process can take anything from a few hours to a few weeks, depending on the nature of the case. Voir dire can also take time because nothing precludes the attorneys from investigating jurors' backgrounds, interviewing their acquaintances, and even hiring social scientists who are experts in anticipating probable decisions of prospective jurors.
During the voir dire process, the defense and prosecution both have an unlimited number of challenges for cause in which the attorney argues that a particular person should be excluded from service on the jury because of bias or a similar reason. Each side is also given a certain number of peremptory challenges.
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