Morris Dees

This much anticipated and expanded 4th  edition by one of the nation's most experienced trial consultants goes beyond other books on jury selection and focuses on the skills needed to conduct effective voir dire and jury selection, ultimately improving your chances of a favorable verdict at trial. This valuable guide will help you understand effective voir dire and jury selection strategies and adapt them to the unique circumstances you face in your trial jurisdiction. Topics covered include: Understanding the importance of the jurors' backgrounds, experiences, and opinionsDeveloping voir dire questionsGood questioning techniques and skills that increase juror candor and honestyReading jurors' nonverbal behaviorTips for improving your success in group voir dire settingsSuccessfully overcoming common problems encountered during voir dire, including identifying and handling stealth jurorsHow to develop and use juror questionnaires effectivelyApplying effective voir dire skills and methods to member selection in courts-martialThe impact of the Internet on jury selection and jury trials Overall jury selection strategiesThis book is packed with updated practical advice, a new chapter on courts-martial, and supplemented with appendices, including examples of useful voir dire questions for civil and criminal cases. In addition, you will have access to an Internet catalogue of more than 190 juror questionnaires, including questionnaires from Colorado v. James Eagan Holmes, In re Exxon Valdez, i4i LP v. Microsoft Corporation, David Mueller v. Taylor Swift et al., United States v. Zacarious Moussaoui, California v. Scott Peterson, United States v. MAJ Nidal Hasan,and United States v. Senator Robert Menendez and Salomon Melgen, among many others.