Alternates

• Order (availability of alternate jurors for penalty deliberations), United States v. Lonnie O’Bryant et al.

Attorney participation in voir dire

• Affidavit of Kevin McNally Regarding Attorney Participation in Jury Selection (PDF Format)

• Motion to Permit Counsel to Participate in Voir Dire

• Affidavit of Ronald C. Dillehay (attorney-conducted voir dire)

• Affidavit of Cathy Bennett (attorney-conducted voir dire)

• Motion to Permit Counsel to Question Jurors During Voir Dire and Memorandum in Support, United States v. Deric Frank (SDNY)

• Memorandum in Support of Motion for Mistrial Due to Inadequate and Restrictive Voir Dire Regarding the Juror’s Death Penalty and Particularly Mitigation Views and Due to Denial of Attorney Participation, United States v. Jean Claude Oscar (EDVa)

• Voir Dire Procedures in Federal Death Penalty Cases (PDF format)

Composition challenges

• Preliminary Motion to Dismiss Indictment and/or Stay the Proceedings Against [Defendant] Due to the Underrepresentation of Blacks in the Grand and Petit Jury Selection Processes and for Other Violations of the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968 [with supporting brief], United States v. Anthony Battle (NDGa)

• Motion for Reconsideration of Order of Magistrate Recommending Denial of Defendant’s Jury Challenge Motion and Supplement to Defendant’s Jury Challenge Motion with Incorporated Authority, United States v. Anthony Battle (NDGa)

• Defendant’s Reply to Government’s Post-Hearing Response in Opposition to Defendant’s Jury Challenge Motion, United States v. George Williams (NDGa)

• Objections of [Defendant] to Report and Recommendation on Jury Challenge Issue, United States v. George Williams (NDGa)

Evaluation of prospective jurors

• Juror evaluation sheet

• Juror evaluation notes sheet

Experts (to assist with jury selection)

• Affidavit of David Bruck (frequency of use of jury experts in federal capital cases)

Individual voir dire

• Motion for Individual, Sequestered Voir Dire, at least as to Punishment Views, Exposure to Pretrial Publicity/Discussion, and Possible Racial Prejudice and Memorandum in Support, United States v. Deric Frank (SDNY)

• Affidavit of Kevin McNally (frequency of individual voir dire in federal capital cases)

• Voir Dire Procedures in Federal Death Penalty Cases

Legal issues

• Jury Issues in Litigation in Federal Death Penalty Trials

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Multiple juries

• Procedure Order (dual jury trial procedures and matters pertaining to jury conduct)

Overview

• Voir Dire Procedures in Federal Death Penalty Cases

Opinions concerning jury selection in federal capital cases

• Index to Opinions in Federal Capital Cases Involving Jury Selection

• Opinions in Federal Capital Cases Involving Jury Selection

Peremptory strikes

• Number of peremptories allowed in jury selection of federal capitol trials, Declaration of Kevin McNally, 11/21/2007.

• Motion for Full Complement of Twenty Peremptory Challenges (sample)

Questionnaires

• Index of Available Jury Questionnaires

• Stipulated Joint Juror Questionnaire, United States v. Louis Jones (NDTex)

• Defendant’s Proposed Juror Questionnaire, United States v. Ronald Eugene Mathis (MDFla)

• Juror Questionnaire, United States v. Deric Frank (SDNY)

• Prospective Juror Questionnaire (Defense Version)

• Notice of Final Version of Juror Questionnaire, United States v. Orlando Hall (NDTx)

• Jury Questionnaire, United States v. Theodore Kaczynski (EDCa)

• Views on punishment in a murder case (sample questions)

• Attitudes regarding the death penalty (sample questions)

• Voir Dire Procedures in Federal Death Penalty Cases

Recommended jury selection procedures

• Recommended Jury Selection Procedures (letter from defense counsel to court), United States v. Deric Frank

• Defendant Shaheem Johnson’s Memorandum of Law Regarding the Scope of Appropriate Voir Dire in a Capital Case, United States v. Shaheem and Raheem Johnson (EDVa)

• Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant ... McCullah’s Request for Voir Dire Procedures, United States v. John McCullah (EDOk)

• Defendant Chanthadara’s Motion for Adoption of Jury Selection Procedures, United States v. Bountaem Chanthadara (D.Ks)

• Defendant Chanthadara’s Brief in Support of Motion for Adoption of Jury Selection Procedures, United States v. Bountaem Chanthadara (D.Ks)

Scope of questions in voir dire

• Defendant’ Memorandum of Law Objecting to "Death Qualification" and, in the Alternative, Regarding the Scope of Appropriate Voir Dire in a Capital Case, United States v. Deric Frank (SDNY)

• Defendant Shaheem Johnson’s Memorandum of Law Regarding the Scope of Appropriate Voir Dire in a Capital Case, United States v. Shaheem and Raheem Johnson (EDVa)

• Defendants Shaheem and Raheem Johnson’s Request for Additional Voir Dire Questions [on punishment, views of other jurors, drug trafficking], United States v. Shaheem and Raheem Johnson (EDVa)

• Memorandum in Support of Motion for Mistrial Due to Inadequate and Restrictive Voir Dire Regarding the Juror’s Death Penalty and Particularly Mitigation Views and Due to Denial of Attorney Participation, United States v. Jean Claude Oscar (EDVa)

• Defendant’s Requested Voir Dire by the Court on Punishment Issues, United States v. Deric Frank (SDNY)

• Motion to Supplement the Court’s Voir Dire Inquiry, as Necessary, and Requested Supplemental Inquiry [on pretrial publicity, racial attitudes, and the death penalty], United States v. Stacy Culbert (EDMi)

• Race and drug questions (sample)

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• Questions on issues concerning mental retardation (sample)

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Strike procedures

• Order Excusing Jurors for Cause, United States v. Ronald Eugene Mathis (MDFla)