Comments on: Jury Selection: Simple Rule 3: The Shrek Rule http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:16:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Defending People » Simple Rules for Better Jury Selection [Updated] http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html/comment-page-1#comment-10173 Defending People » Simple Rules for Better Jury Selection [Updated] Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:59:42 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html#comment-10173 [...] The Shrek Rule. [...] [...] The Shrek Rule. [...]

]]> By: Defending People » Jury Selection: Simple Rule 7: Improv Rule II http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html/comment-page-1#comment-9851 Defending People » Jury Selection: Simple Rule 7: Improv Rule II Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:34:43 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html#comment-9851 [...] may not like hearing them (see The Shrek Rule), but the jurors’ ideas are their ideas, and are true to them. If a juror says something that [...] [...] may not like hearing them (see The Shrek Rule), but the jurors’ ideas are their ideas, and are true to them. If a juror says something that [...]

]]> By: Mark Bennett’s “Nike Rule” for jury selection (and 15 others) [updated 8/24/09] « West Virginia Criminal Law Blog http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html/comment-page-1#comment-9839 Mark Bennett’s “Nike Rule” for jury selection (and 15 others) [updated 8/24/09] « West Virginia Criminal Law Blog Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:23:37 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html#comment-9839 [...] Shrek rule for jury selection, now explained, makes sense.  Though it befuddles me to think of how he though [...] [...] Shrek rule for jury selection, now explained, makes sense.  Though it befuddles me to think of how he though [...]

]]> By: Cynthia http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html/comment-page-1#comment-9715 Cynthia Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:06:55 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/08/jury-selection-simple-rule-3-the-shrek-rule.html#comment-9715 I agree completely with you. I don't think there is "contaminating" in instances where people are sharing the feelings they have had for a long time. Another is not going to suddenly change their beliefs & follow the speaker. When I have someone say something "bad", I find the others that agree with them, and then give them an out - ask someone, perhaps even one of those whose opinion is against me how it might me concerned to have him/her on my jury - and then get others to agree. I give an example of the kind of jury I would not be good on - like a burglary (not whatever I'm trying, for certain) & why. Usually you can get the jurors with the "bad" opinions to agree that they would fine jurors, in a different type of case but probably not in the case at bar. Like the series, Mark. Good advice! I agree completely with you. I don’t think there is “contaminating” in instances where people are sharing the feelings they have had for a long time. Another is not going to suddenly change their beliefs & follow the speaker.

When I have someone say something “bad”, I find the others that agree with them, and then give them an out – ask someone, perhaps even one of those whose opinion is against me how it might me concerned to have him/her on my jury – and then get others to agree. I give an example of the kind of jury I would not be good on – like a burglary (not whatever I’m trying, for certain) & why. Usually you can get the jurors with the “bad” opinions to agree that they would fine jurors, in a different type of case but probably not in the case at bar.

Like the series, Mark. Good advice!

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