Question

Jasmine Carmichael has been called for jury duty. When Jasmine reports for jury duty, she is sent to a court room with others for voir dire. Jasmine realizes that the prosecutor in the case is someone she once dated. Which of the following statements is correct about Jasmine?​ a. ​Jasmine can be removed for cause. b. ​Knowing one of the lawyers in a case is not cause for removal. c. ​Jasmine can stay on the jury if she swears to the judge that she will not let her relationship with the prosecutor affect her judgment in the case. d. ​none of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

a. ​Jasmine can be removed for cause.

Explanation:

Voir Dire is the questioning phase of jury selection in which the attorneys of both sides ask questions to see if the jury members are qualified.

When someone is removed for cause it means that the attorney thinks that the jury member can't be impartial based on bias or conflict.

In this case Jasmine can't be impartial because of her past relationship with the prosecutor.