For this assignment, pretend you are a lawyer representing your client Martin Alverez (the defendant). Mr. Alvarez is accused of setting fire to a campus dormitory. Ten students were killed as a direct result of the flames and asphyxiation. Two more students died from internal injuries when they attempt to jump to safety. Six people are hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns.

To ensure your client Mr. Alvarez receives a fair trial, you must ask the potential jurors 5 questions in the voir dire process. These questions should help you find jurors who would not be biased against your client due to the case, or any experiences they had before the trial.

Your goal: You must interview another person (family, friend, classmate, etc.) as if they are a potential juror in Mr. Alvarez's case. Please fill out the form below with the information about your potential juror. Provide the demographic responses for your juror in the document below. Be sure to include your voir dire questions AND the responses of your potential juror in your submission.

Jury Selection Assignment 

 

For this assignment, pretend you are a lawyer representing your client Martin Alverez (the defendant). Mr. Alvarez is accused of setting fire to a campus dormitory. Ten students were killed as a direct result of the flames and asphyxiation. Two more students died from internal injuries when they attempt to jump to safety. Six people are hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns.

 

To ensure your client Mr. Alvarez receives a fair trial with a jury of his peers, you must ask the potential jurors 5 questions in the voir dire process. These questions should help you find jurors who would not be biased against your client due to the case, or any experiences they had before the trial. 

 

Your goal: You must interview another person (family, friend, classmate, etc.) as if they are a potential juror in Mr. Alvarez's case. Please fill out the form below with the information about your potential juror. Be sure to include your voir dire questions AND the responses of your potential juror in your submission. 

 

Juror Name (you may use initials for privacy if needed): __________             

 

Gender : ________

 

Age: ________

 

Area where currently live (City, State): ________

 

Highest Level of Education: ________

 

Taken any course in law: _________

 

Employer/Occupation: _________

 

Ever served as jury member before? ________