Jury Selection in Criminal Trials is the first publication in Irwin Law's Canadian Legal Skills series. This practical guide for practitioners and the judiciary provides readers with guidance on all aspects of jury selection, from the initial decision to select trial by jury to challenges for cause and peremptory challenges. The authors, all experts in the field, provide commentary, examples, and pinpoint access to case law for both defence counsel and the Crown. The book examines the social science literature on jury selection and analyses actual selection processes in Canadian trials.
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About the Author:
David Tanovich is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at University of Windsor. Previously, he was criminal appellate counsel and later a partner with Pinkofsky Lockyer (now Pinkofskys) in Toronto. He is a former law clerk to Chief Justice Antonio Lamer of the Supreme Court of Canada and an LL.M. graduate of the New York University School of Law. He is the author of numerous articles on criminal law and co-editor of the Criminal Appeals Law Reporter. He is also the author of The Colour of Justice, a book on racial profiling published by Irwin Law.
Review:
"What there is to say about jury selection in Canada, Tanovich, Paciocco and Skurka have said it and they have covered the field. This is the authoritative book on selecting a jury in Canada."--David Schermbrucker, Criminal Lawyers' Association Volume 18, Number 5, October 1997
..".a lucid and timely exposition of the changing and evolving process of jury selection, designed for the criminal bar ... . That it also demonstrates a range of tactics and techniques for advancing difficult legal arguments makes it more than usually helpful."--Dianne L. Martin, (1998-1999) 30 Ottawa L. Rev. 318-322
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- PublisherIrwin Law
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1552210227
- ISBN 13 9781552210222
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages329