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		<title>DEFENDING AGAINST JUROR BIAS IN SEX CRIMES</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voir Dire, Inability to Consider Full Range of Punishment: Proper Objection and Practice to Preserve Error for Appeal

By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

Sex offenses involving children are beyond a doubt the most difficult to defend, particularly when the allegations appear compelling and the witnesses are believable (here, here, and here).  These kinds of sexual assault allegations are easy to indict and even easier to prosecute. All the prosecution needs is the victim’s testimony to secure and sustain a conviction. These offenses are difficult to defend because potential jurors enter the trial setting with a predisposed bias against anyone charged with a sex offense against a child. While the defense counsel tries to exclude these biased jurors from the jury, either through peremptory challenges or challenges for cause, too many effectively conceal their bias in order to serve and convict. These jurors want to be part of a process that convicts the insidious “child molester.”]]></description>
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		<title>THE RIGHT TO AN IMPARTIAL TRIAL STRUCK WITH CRITICAL BLOW</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Failure to Strike Prosecutor, Victim of Sex Crime, from Jury not Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees every criminal defendant a right to an impartial trial. 1/ Selecting a jury of twelve men and women to hear a criminal case is perhaps the most critical stage in the trial process where a defense attorney must provide effective representation. He has a pool of prospective jurors representing a cross-section of the community from which to select the people who will hear the facts and fairly consider the case. This jury pool is a minefield of human experiences that range from concealed bias and prejudice to open fairness and impartiality. The task of the defense attorney is to navigate through the minefield without exploding a mine that will injure his client’s opportunity for an impartial trial.]]></description>
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