NCJ Number
38185
Date Published
1977
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS JUROR ORIENTATION FILM PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION ON JUROR SELECTION, UTILIZATION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CITIZENS ARRIVING FOR JURY DUTY, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
Abstract
A JURY CLERK AND A JUDGE PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ON TRIAL PROCEDURES AND THE ROLE OF THE JURY, ANSWERING QUESTIONS OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE, BURDEN OF PROOF, JUROR PREJUDICE, VOIR DIRE, RULES OF EVIDENCE, AND WHAT GOES ON IN A JURY ROOM.