Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection: Gain an Edge in Questioning and Selecting Your Jury

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Product Description 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 opinions Developing voir dire questions Good questioning techniques and skills that increase juror candor and honesty Reading jurors' nonverbal behavior Tips for improving your success in group voir dire settings Successfully overcoming common problems encountered during voir dire, including identifying and handling stealth jurors How to develop and use juror questionnaires effectively Applying effective voir dire skills and methods to member selection in courts-martial The impact of the Internet on jury selection and jury trials Overall jury selection strategies This 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. Review " Mastering Voir Dire is by far the most complete and effective jury selection guide available. . . . It has simple, short examples from real trials tied to hard core research and common sense. . . . Thanks for Mastering Voir Dire."   Morris Dees Founder, Chief Trial Attorney Southern Poverty Law Center "The much anticipated Fourth Edition of Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection confirms Dr. Jeffrey Frederick as America's foremost jury expert. With this thoroughly updated and lucidly written work, Frederick moves the needle in demonstrating how practicing lawyers can identify open-minded jurors and craft winning case narratives. A must-read book for the trial bar if ever there was one." John Monahan Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law and Psychology University of Virginia School of Law "Jeff Frederick is a master of jury selection. . . . Lawyers who read his book will not become as knowledgeable as the author and other jury consultants, but they should feel better prepared for every aspect of jury selection, including voir dire and challenges.  The appendices to the book offer some especially helpful voir dire questions for select topics in civil and criminal cases and a sample questionnaire which judges might be persuaded to use in high profile and other appropriate cases."Stephen A. SaltzburgWallace and Beverley Woodbury University ProfessorThe George Washington University Law School"When I was a young judge advocate, this was the book I used to learn voir dire.  Later, when I was in charge of teaching trial advocacy to judge advocates at the Army's law school, I used it as the foundation for our revamped voir dire training.  This book is that important.  The new chapter on courts-martial will prove invaluable to military and civilian defense counsel who are working court-martial or military commission cases. . . ." Eric R. CarpenterAssociate Professor of LawFlorida International University College ofLaw". . . This go-to resource provides a nuts-and-bolts understanding of a process that can be counter-intuitive and intimidating for many attorneys. This work provides a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the