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Theodore O. Prosise Ph.D.
- May 14, 2015
“WE’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN,” AND WE ALWAYS PACK A SOUND APPROACH TO JURY SELECTION
We feel like Johnny Cash: “Across the deserts bare, man, / I’ve breathed the mountain air, man; / Of travel I’ve had my share, man, /...
Laura L. Dominic
- Jan 19, 2015
THE BOSTON BOMBING JURORS: CAN TSARNAEV GET A “FAIR” JURY?
The attorneys in the Boston Bombing trial have the daunting task of picking a fair and impartial jury in one of the most highly...
Theodore O. Prosise Ph.D.
- Nov 17, 2014
WAIT FOR YOUR BLOCKERS IN VOIR DIRE
As college football enters the grueling month of November and the professionals advance in their campaign for division championships, I...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Sep 30, 2014
JURY SELECTION IN TEN QUESTIONS OR LESS
How much can you learn about a person in 10 questions? Can you learn enough to know whether he or she can be a fair and impartial juror?...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- May 27, 2014
“EVERYDAY IS A GREAT DAY!” SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY AND SOCIAL LABELING
“We are what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut “Everyday is a great day!” That’s what he said, and appeared to believe with every fiber of...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- May 2, 2014
LOUD AND PROUD — BUT NOT NECESSARILY RIGHT
I recently came across a couple of quotations that illustrate a problem we often see when watching jurors deliberate in mock trials (and...
