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For our Wisconsin DUI defense attorneys, jury selection is a critical component of every case we handle. As Lauren Stuckert describes, we aim to understand each juror on a deep level so we can form a connection with them and help them realize our client's side of the story. Ms. Stuckert has extensive training in jury selection, and she now educates other lawyers in how to conduct themselves during the process.
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My favorite part of trial is voir dire,
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jury selection.
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It is that initial moment
where you get to meet the 12 people
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that are going to be
making the decision in this case,
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that are going to be
determining my client's future.
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No matter who is on that jury panel,
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I want to form a connection with them.
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I want to really
understand them at a deep level
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to the best that I am able to.
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I have focused a lot of my training
and now teach other lawyers
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about how to act, how to be,
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how to talk,
how to speak, how to converse,
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how to communicate
in that jury selection process.
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It's more about me listening than talking,
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making sure that these
potential jurors are heard.
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At the end of the day,
there's really no wrong answers.
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I don't consider potential jurors
to be bad or good for my clients.
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They're just people.
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It's about respecting the process
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and meeting these individuals
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and believing that at the end
of that jury selection process,
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based on the communications
that have been had with them,
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believing that we're ending up
with the best group
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that is going to make
the best decision possible in this case,
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that's going to do justice,
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that is what we're looking for.
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At the end of every trial,
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before my jury
goes into that jury room to deliberate,
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what's important to me
is that done the best I can.
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I've fought as hard as I can,
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I haven't missed anything,
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that I've said everything
that I want to say
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in hopes that that jury
is going to come back
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with the right result for my client.
