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Judge-Conducted Voir Dire: Jurors Less Candid Than When Attorneys Conduct Voir Dire

Let’s stipulate that the whole point of voir dire is to elicit honest, candid responses on issues that bear on the case, so that lawyers can exercise challenges effectively. If we aren’t getting the most candid responses from jurors, then the point is thwarted, and the whole exercise is rendered useless, and fairness suffers.
Well, [...]