Jury venire

Definition

The pool of prospective jurors summoned to court from which jurors are selected for a particular trial. Both the prosecution and defense have the opportunity to examine and challenge prospective jurors during a process called voir dire.

Examples

• •During jury selection in Pitchford's trial, the prosecutor and defense counsel questioned members of the jury venire before the prosecutor exercised peremptory strikes against four Black prospective jurors.

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