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What Henry Wade Looked For In Jurors
Tue 24 Jan 2017, 1:19 am
“What to look for in a juror.”
Source http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1977/june/the-law-and-henry-wade/
A. Attitudes.
1. You are not looking for a fair juror, but rather a strong, biased and sometimes hypocritical individual who believes that Defendants are different from them in kind, rather than degree.
2. You are not looking for any member of a minority group which may subject him to oppression -they almost always empathize with the accused.
3. You are not looking for the free thinkers and flower children.
B. Observation is worthwhile.
1. Look at the panel out in the hall before they are seated. You can spot the showoffs and the liberalsby how and to whom they are talking.
2.Observe the veniremen as they walk into the courtroom.
a. You can tell almost as much about a man by how he walks, as how he talks.
b. Look for physical afflictions. These people usually sympathize with the accused.
3. Dress.
a. Conservatively, well dressed people are generally stable and good for the State.
b. In many counties, the jury summons states that the appropriate dress is coat and tie. One who does not wear a coat and tie is often a non-conformist and therefore a bad State’s juror.
4. Women.
a. I don’t like women jurors because I can’t trust them.
b. They do, however, make the best jurors in cases involving crimes against children.
c. It is possible that their “women’s intuition” can help you if you can’t win your case with the facts.
d. Young women too often sympathize with the Defendant; old women wearing too much make-up are usually unstable, and therefore are bad State’s jurors.
e. It is impossible to keep women off your jury, but try to keep the ratio at least seven to five in favor of men.
5. Weight. Extremely overweight people, especially women and young men, indicates a lack of self-discipline and often times instability. I like the lean and hungry look.
6. Age. People over forty are more settled and more ready to believe that criminals should be punished.
7. Race. Minority races almost always empathize with the Defendant.
8. Demeanor.
a. Attentive, intelligent looking veniremen that you are able to communicate with on Voir Dire will generally be all right.
b. Always observe how the veniremen react when being questioned by the defense attorney, and compare it to the venireman’s reaction to you.
Source http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1977/june/the-law-and-henry-wade/
A. Attitudes.
1. You are not looking for a fair juror, but rather a strong, biased and sometimes hypocritical individual who believes that Defendants are different from them in kind, rather than degree.
2. You are not looking for any member of a minority group which may subject him to oppression -they almost always empathize with the accused.
3. You are not looking for the free thinkers and flower children.
B. Observation is worthwhile.
1. Look at the panel out in the hall before they are seated. You can spot the showoffs and the liberalsby how and to whom they are talking.
2.Observe the veniremen as they walk into the courtroom.
a. You can tell almost as much about a man by how he walks, as how he talks.
b. Look for physical afflictions. These people usually sympathize with the accused.
3. Dress.
a. Conservatively, well dressed people are generally stable and good for the State.
b. In many counties, the jury summons states that the appropriate dress is coat and tie. One who does not wear a coat and tie is often a non-conformist and therefore a bad State’s juror.
4. Women.
a. I don’t like women jurors because I can’t trust them.
b. They do, however, make the best jurors in cases involving crimes against children.
c. It is possible that their “women’s intuition” can help you if you can’t win your case with the facts.
d. Young women too often sympathize with the Defendant; old women wearing too much make-up are usually unstable, and therefore are bad State’s jurors.
e. It is impossible to keep women off your jury, but try to keep the ratio at least seven to five in favor of men.
5. Weight. Extremely overweight people, especially women and young men, indicates a lack of self-discipline and often times instability. I like the lean and hungry look.
6. Age. People over forty are more settled and more ready to believe that criminals should be punished.
7. Race. Minority races almost always empathize with the Defendant.
8. Demeanor.
a. Attentive, intelligent looking veniremen that you are able to communicate with on Voir Dire will generally be all right.
b. Always observe how the veniremen react when being questioned by the defense attorney, and compare it to the venireman’s reaction to you.
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