The New York Times recently addressed the issue of jury service questions in their article “TV Habits? Medical History? Tests for Jury Duty Get Personal”.  The article brings into light how jury questionnaires have become increasingly more frequent in US courts.  By requesting these questionnaires, lawyers and jury consultants are able to investigate the beliefs of their jurors in regards to the case.  As a result, they are able to evaluate the jury box for any bias.

Several high profile and current trials were mentioned.  When researching this topic of jury questionnaire, PLI Discover PLUS can provide expert-authored, secondary source materials.  PLUS provides you with access to sample jury questionnaires along with an analysis of trials like People of the State v. Kobe Bryant Jury Questionnaire.  Click here for a sample search you can perform on PLUS to find these relevant documents.

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