Jury Selection in Criminal Trials: Skills, Science, and the Law

Author:   David M. Tanovich ,  David Paciocco ,  Steven Skurka ,  David Doherty
Publisher:   Irwin Law Inc
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9781552210222


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 August 1997
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David M. Tanovich ,  David Paciocco ,  Steven Skurka ,  David Doherty
Publisher:   Irwin Law Inc
Imprint:   Irwin Law Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 17.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781552210222


ISBN 10:   1552210227
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 August 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Foreword by the Honourable Mr. Justice David Doherty Introduction CHAPTER 1: Overview of the Jury Selection Process CHAPTER 2: The Jury Panel CHAPTER 3: Pre-Screening the Jury Panel CHAPTER 4: The Meaning and Purpose of a Challenge for Cause CHAPTER 5: Succeeding in Obtaining a Challenge for Cause CHAPTER 6: The Mechanics of the Challenge for Cause Procedure CHAPTER 7: The Triers of the Challenge for Cause CHAPTER 8: The Trial of the Truth of the Challenge for Cause CHAPTER 9: The Mechanics of Peremptory Challenges CHAPTER 10: Practical Jury Selection Tips CHAPTER 11: Peremptory Challenges and the Charter APPENDIX I: Challenge for Cause in Sexual Assault Cases APPENDIX II: Affidavit of Neil Vidmar APPENDIX III: Provincial Jury Acts APPENDIX IV: Criminal Code Provisions Table of Cases Index

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...a lucid and timely exposition of the changing and evolving process of jury selection, designed for the criminal bar ... . That it also demonstrates a range of tactics and techniques for advancing difficult legal arguments makes it more than usually helpful.--Dianne L. Martin, (1998-1999) 30 Ottawa L. Rev. 318-322 What there is to say about jury selection in Canada, Tanovich, Paciocco and Skurka have said it and they have covered the field. This is the authoritative book on selecting a jury in Canada.--David Schermbrucker, Criminal Lawyers' Association Volume 18, Number 5, October 1997


.. .a lucid and timely exposition of the changing and evolving process of jury selection, designed for the criminal bar ... . That it also demonstrates a range of tactics and techniques for advancing difficult legal arguments makes it more than usually helpful. --Dianne L. Martin, (1998-1999) 30 Ottawa L. Rev. 318-322


*What there is to say about jury selection in Canada, Tanovich, Paciocco and Skurka have said it and they have covered the field. This is the authoritative book on selecting a jury in Canada.* *...a lucid and timely exposition of the changing and evolving process of jury selection, designed for the criminal bar ... . That it also demonstrates a range of tactics and techniques for advancing difficult legal arguments makes it more than usually helpful.*


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David Tanovich, assistant professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor. He teaches in the areas of criminal law and procedure, systemic racism, evidence, and legal ethics. Previously, he was a criminal appellate lawyer with Pinkofsky Lockyer where he appeared frequently in the Supreme Court of Canada and Ontario Court of Appeal. He has published numerous books and articles on criminal law and is frequently cited by appellate and trial courts in Canada. The Honourable Justice David M Paciocco of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, professor emeritus, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, was formerly a justice of the Ontario Court of Justice. While a professor, he served as a prosecutor over a period of several years before engaging in a specialized criminal defence practice. His academic writings have been relied upon, on numerous occasions, by courts in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, and by the Privy Council. Steven Skurka is a criminal lawyer in Toronto and a part-time lecturer in criminal procedure at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a faculty member of the Ontario College of Advocacy Training and a director of the Criminal Lawyers' Association. Mr. Skurka has written numerous articles on criminal law and is co-editor with David Tanovich of the Criminal Appeals Law Reporter. Mr. Justice David Doherty serves on the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

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