Free Proposed Voir Dire - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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PAUL K. CHARLTON United States Attorney District of Arizona BILL C. SOLOMON Assistant U.S. Attorney Two Renaissance Square 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408 Arizona State Bar Number 020012 Telephone (602) 514-7500 [email protected]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA United States of America,
CR-04-0489-PHX-SRB

Plaintiff, v. James David Snow, Defendant. GOVERNMENT'S REQUESTED VOIR DIRE

The United States of America, plaintiff, respectfully submits the following suggested voir dire questions: 1. Have you, anyone in your family, or a close personal friend ever been arrested

or charged with a crime? If so, a. b. c. What were the circumstances of the arrest or charge? What was the final disposition of the charge(s)? Was there anything about the handling of the case which would prejudice you either for or against the government in this case?

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Have you, anyone in your family or a close personal friend ever been a victim

of a crime? If so, was there anything about the handling of that case which would prejudice you either for or against either party in this case? 3. Have you ever been involved as a party in a lawsuit with the United States? If

so, please describe what occurred.

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Have you ever been a juror in a criminal trial? If so, a. b. What was the charge? What was the outcome of the case?

5. lenient? 6.

Do you believe that the firearms laws of the United States are too harsh or too

Do you believe that sporting firearms such as handguns and rifles should be

subject to more or less regulation? 7. Do you or your spouse have any weapons registered to you in the National

Firearms Registration and Transfer Record? 8. Have you, anyone in your family, or a close personal friend ever possessed a

federal firearms dealer's license? 9. permit? If so, a. b. 10. How many firearms? What general types do you own? Do you or anyone close to you own any firearms or have a concealed weapons

Are you or your spouse members of any groups that advocate further

regulation or deregulation with respect to firearms laws? 11. This case involves allegations of felon in possession of a firearm and

possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun. Do you feel you cannot sit as a juror because of the subject matter of this particular case? If yes, please explain why you feel you could not sit as a juror in this type of case. 12. Do you understand there is nothing illegal about the responsible use of a firearm? Do you understand the defendant is on trial for the illegal possession of a firearm? 13. Do you or any of your family members have any formal education, training or

employment experience in the law? If so, a. b. Of what does it consist? Would this knowledge make it difficult for you to fairly and impartially decide the facts of this case?
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Do you feel you could put your personal experiences aside and decide this case solely on the facts and law as presented in this courtroom?

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Do you or any of your family members have any formal education, training or

employment experience in law enforcement? If so, a. b. c. Of what does it consist? Would this knowledge make it difficult for you to fairly and impartially decide the facts of this case? Do you feel you could put your personal experiences aside and decide this case solely on the facts and law as presented in this courtroom?

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15.

Assuming the government has met is burden of proof under the law, would

any of you nevertheless have any difficulty finding a person guilty because of your own particular personal beliefs or attitudes about sitting in judgment of another person? 16. Assuming the government met its burden of proof under the law, would any of

you nevertheless have difficulty in finding a person guilty because of any possible punishment the person may receive? 17. Assuming the government met its burden of proof under the law, would any of

you nevertheless have difficulty in finding a person guilty because of sympathy for his or her personal circumstances or conditions? 18. Do you have any strong feelings regarding the criminal justice system in this

country, including but not limited to, your feelings about judges and lawyers, that would prevent you from giving either the government or the defendant a fair hearing in this matter? 19. Are any of you involved in any organization which advocates ignoring the law

or a Court's instructions while sitting as a member of a jury? Respectfully submitted this 30th day of November, 2005. PAUL K. CHARLTON United States Attorney District of Arizona s/Bill C. Solomon

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BILL C. SOLOMON Assistant U. S. Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 30, 2005, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Mark S. Iacovino

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