Appellate Tips for the Trial Lawyer
Posted on October 13th, 2011
This list presents some ever-ready tips for the trial lawyer who just can’t seem to find his trial procedure book. These tips are for Texas state cases. The Jury Shuffle After a venirepanel is assigned to the trial court, a party may demand a jury shuffle before voir dire begins. Tex.R.Civ.P. 223. Only one shuffle is allowed in each case. Before voir dire means before any question – oral or written – is presented to any venirepanel member. If the parties have sent out a jury questionnaire, it’s probably too late to ask for a shuffle, but there’s no question that they can’t once the questionnaires come back. Rehabilitation The law in Texas used to be that once a veniremember demonstrated bias, he was…
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