Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Re: What happens if no jury can be selected

Doesn't sound like you have a good attorney. Otherwise, he or she could have answered this question for you. In most counties, they have a large jury pool downstairs. When one panel is done, they call another. This just keeps going on. If the day is over, they will call a whole new panel the next day. In capital cases, jury selection takes weeks. Just because someone heard of a case, doesn't mean that they get excused. They have to have formed an opinion already or they have to give some other reason why they can't be impartial.

I'm real worried that you don't have an attorney that could have answered this simple question for you. Call me at 732/247/3340 to discuss your case. My initial consultations are always free.

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Re: What happens if no jury can be selected

I am somewhat puzzled by your question. For such a serious case you should have discussed this question with your attorney.

The order of trial is that a jury is selected by questioning members of a jury pool for the purpose of eliminating individuals who might be biased one way or the other. The jury is then sworn. The prosecutor and defense counse each give opening statements explain their understanding of the proofs that will be presented to the jurors. The State then presents its witness and items of evidence. The witness are questioned by the prosecutor and defense attorney. The defense can then present its witnesses, if it wishes. They are similarly questioned.

The prosecutor and defense attorney then give their summations or arguments to the jurors on the proper use of the testimony and evidence in the case. The judge then instructs the jurors as to the law that they should apply to the facts of the case as they find them. The jurors then retire to the jury room to consider the evidence in the case and to render a verdict, guilty or not guilty as to each of the criminal charges made against the defendant in

the indictment.

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Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com