The Texas Supreme Court has placed more power in the hands of trial judges to control the questions lawyers ask during jury selection. Some lawyers believe the opinion appropriately lets judges restrict questioning that threatens to disqualify too many venire members on the basis of bias. But others believe the decision guts the state's voir dire procedures. The decision states that judges may disallow questions that seek to assess jurors' opinions about the weight they may place on particular evidence.
March 24, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Texas Supreme Court issued a split decision recently that places even more power in the hands of trial judges to control the questions lawyers ask during jury selection.
Some lawyers believe the 6-3 opinion in Hyundai Motor Co., et al. v. Vasquez, et al. appropriately lets judges restrict questioning that threatens to disqualify too many venire members on the basis of bias. But other attorneys believe the decision guts the state’s voir dire procedures.
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