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Sep. 29, 2017
State’s jury selection process gets legislative tweaks
Changes are coming to the jury selection process, thanks to a pair of bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed this week.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed bills Tuesday that will help attorneys determine potential juror bias in criminal cases and give judges guidelines for allowing more voir dire time in civil cases.
SACRAMENTO — Changes are coming to the jury selection process, thanks to a pair of bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed this week.
On Tuesday, Brown gave his approval to AB 1541, a bill designed to help attorneys in criminal cases determine if a potential juror has a bias that could influence their decisions. The next day, he signed SB 658, which sets guidelines for judges to allow more time for voir dire in civil cases.
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