Comments on: Outspoken Jurors: A Love/Hate Relationship http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/jury-selection/outspoken/ Trial lawyers, discover how to persuade jurors and win your next jury trial. You will learn valuable tips for improving your jury selection, opening statement, direct examination, cross-examination, and closing arguments. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Rob McKinney http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/jury-selection/outspoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11753 Rob McKinney Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:41:30 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=166#comment-11753 Mr. Wilcox , I have enjoyed your articles over time.Just statred a blog.I just commented on one of your articles.I hope the disclaimer was sufficent. Rob Mr. Wilcox , I have enjoyed your articles over time.Just statred a blog.I just commented on one of your articles.I hope the disclaimer was sufficent.

Rob

]]> By: Ray http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/jury-selection/outspoken/comment-page-1/#comment-10604 Ray Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:35:48 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=166#comment-10604 I enjoyed reading your article about closing arguments. I am also promoting a book entitled "Voir Dire and Summation", which teaches the best closing arguments and jury selection techniques and strategies. Feel free to check it out at http://www.voirdiresummation.com Have a great day, Ray I enjoyed reading your article about closing arguments. I am also promoting a book entitled “Voir Dire and Summation”, which teaches the best closing arguments and jury selection techniques and strategies.

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]]> By: richard vary http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/jury-selection/outspoken/comment-page-1/#comment-10141 richard vary Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:27:25 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=166#comment-10141 A helpful follow up question to other jurors is to ask them how they feel about the prejudiced jurors comments. It provides valuable insight about the other jurors. A helpful follow up question to other jurors is to ask them how they feel about the prejudiced jurors comments. It provides valuable insight about the other jurors.

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]]> By: Defending People » Worst Jury Selection Advice Ever: Don’t Listen http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/jury-selection/outspoken/comment-page-1/#comment-9287 Defending People » Worst Jury Selection Advice Ever: Don’t Listen Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:31:25 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=166#comment-9287 [...] Elliott Wilcox at Trial Theatre (who could teach even John Bradley lessons on self-aggrandizement as a prosecutor) on the outspoken juror giving answers unfavorable to your client’s case: You do NOT want them sitting in judgment of your client.  They hate you, your client, or your case, and you don’t want them on your jury.  In fact, once they give you two or three of those “Get me the hell out of here” statements, you may start feeling like they’re going out of their way to poison your entire jury panel.  At this point, you certainly don’t want to hear anything else they say, because you know that you’re going to kick them off the panel.  It may be for cause, or you may need to use a peremptory strike, but either way, they are outta here. Since you’re definitely going to get rid of them, you probably shouldn’t ask them any more questions, right? [...] [...] Elliott Wilcox at Trial Theatre (who could teach even John Bradley lessons on self-aggrandizement as a prosecutor) on the outspoken juror giving answers unfavorable to your client’s case: You do NOT want them sitting in judgment of your client.  They hate you, your client, or your case, and you don’t want them on your jury.  In fact, once they give you two or three of those “Get me the hell out of here” statements, you may start feeling like they’re going out of their way to poison your entire jury panel.  At this point, you certainly don’t want to hear anything else they say, because you know that you’re going to kick them off the panel.  It may be for cause, or you may need to use a peremptory strike, but either way, they are outta here. Since you’re definitely going to get rid of them, you probably shouldn’t ask them any more questions, right? [...]

]]> By: Tom Hyde http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/jury-selection/outspoken/comment-page-1/#comment-9286 Tom Hyde Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:05:46 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=166#comment-9286 Dear Eliott, You are so right. In a trial in Miami I was representing Liberty Mutual in a first party case. One outspoken juror announced, "I don't like insurance companies." I didn't like that, but I did like his candor and I had feeling that he was a straight shooter, maybe even a leader. I left him on the jury. I then directed my case toward him, even referring to him directly in closing argument. He was the foreman and I got a defense verdict. Tom Dear Eliott,

You are so right. In a trial in Miami I was representing Liberty Mutual in a first party case. One outspoken juror announced, “I don’t like insurance companies.” I didn’t like that, but I did like his candor and I had feeling that he was a straight shooter, maybe even a leader. I left him on the jury. I then directed my case toward him, even referring to him directly in closing argument. He was the foreman and I got a defense verdict.

Tom

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