A Manual On Jury Trial Procedures
Table of Contents

A Manual On Jury Trial Procedures: Title Page
Jury Trial Procedures: Foreword
Chapter One: Pre-Trial Considerations
    1.1 Right To A Jury Trial
    1.2 Double Jeopardy (Criminal)
    1.3 Speedy Trial Act Issues—18 USC 3161 et seq. (Criminal)
    1.4 Other Delays
    1.5 Assessment Of Jury Costs For Late Notification Of Settlement
    1.6 Presence Of Defendant (Criminal)
    1.7 Delegation Of District Court’s Responsibilities To Magistrate Judge
    1.8 Pre-Trial Order Governing Procedure At Trial (Criminal)
    1.9 Pre-Trial Order Governing Procedure At Trial (Civil)
    1.10 Pre-voir Dire Jury Panel Questionnaires
Chapter Two: Jury Selection
    2.1 Qualifications of Federal Jurors
    2.2 Voir Dire Regarding Pretrial Publicity
    2.3 Closed Voir Dire
    2.4 Closed Proceedings Generally
    2.5 Anonymous Juries
    2.6 Attorney Participation in Voir Dire
    2.7 Recurring Voir Dire Problems
    2.8 Challenges for Cause
    2.9 Peremptory Challenges
    2.10 Batson Challenges
    2.11 Number of Jurors and Alternate Jurors
    2.12 Dual Juries
Chapter Three: The Trial Phase
    3.1 Setting The Trial Schedule–Options
    3.2 Jury Admonitions
    3.3 Preliminary Instructions And Orientation Of The Jury
    3.4 Notetaking By Jurors
    3.5 Juror Questions During Trial
    3.6 Judges Examining Witnesses
    3.7 Interpreters
    3.8 Successive Cross-Examination
    3.9 Managing Exhibits
    3.10 Summaries
    3.11 Tape-Recordings–Admissibility of Tape Excerpts and/or Translated Transcript
    3.12 Jury Examination of Demonstrative Evidence
    3.13 Incompetent Jurors, Late Or Missing Jurors
    3.14 Juror Exposure To Extrinsic Influences
    3.15 Removal Of Counts Or Defendants (Criminal)
    3.16 Cautionary And Curative Instructions
    3.17 Mini-Arguments During Trial
    3.18 Defendant's Right to Testify
    3.19 Closing Argument
    3.20 Permitting Government to Reopen After Motion for Judgment of Acquittal
Chapter Four: Jury Instructions
    4.1 Duty of the Judge
    4.2 Submission of Instructions
    4.3 Model Jury Instructions
    4.4 Record on Instructions
    4.5 Preliminary Charge and Final Instructions
    4.6 Jury's Use of Indictment (Criminal)
Chapter Five: Jury Deliberations
    5.1 Communications With A Deliberating Jury
    5.2 Jury Questions During Deliberation
    5.3 Number of Jurors, Removal, and Seating Alternates (Criminal)
    5.4 "Allen" Charge
    5.5 Declaring the Jury Deadlocked
    5.6 Verdicts
Chapter Six: Post-Verdict Considerations
    6.1 Post-Verdict Interview Of Jurors
    6.2 Use Of Juror Exit Questionnaire
    6.3 Post-Verdict Evidentiary Hearing Regarding Extraneous Information or Ex Parte Contacts
    6.4 New Trial Motion Premised on False Answer During Jury Selection