Voir dire questioning procedures vary sharply across state jurisdictions

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The mechanics of the voir dire also vary by jurisdiction. In some states, the judge alone questions prospective jurors; in others, attorneys may pose supplemental questions; and in still others, the attorneys conduct all questioning of prospective jurors. In major cases, the scope of questioning during voir dire can be quite extraordinary. In the O. J. Simpson murder trial, for example, prospective jurors were asked to complete an 80-page questionnaire that included 294 questions, ranging from “Have you ever dated a person of a different race?” — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1337

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• XREF: connects to: The prosecution’s rejection of jury-consultant advice keyed Simpson’s acquittal — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1354