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CPL 270- Jury formation and conduct of jury
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- 1CPL 270 Trial Jury Trial by jury consists on how many jurors? Alternate jurors MAY/MUST be selected and sworn.12 jurors
-alternates MAY be selected - 2CPL 270 True or False? the panel from which the jury is drawn and selected is prescribed by judicial law. the first 12 members of the panel returned for the term who appear as their names are drawn and called, and who are not excluded MUST BE SWORN AND CONSTITUTE THE TRIAL JURYtrue
- 3CPL 270.10 true or false? a challenge to the entire panel MAY be made only by the prosecutorFALSE. MAY be made ONLY BY DEFENDANT
- 4CPL 270.10 challenge to the panel must be made before/after the selection of the jury commences. such challenge must be made in writing.before
- 5CPL 270.10 if a challenge to the panel is allowed, court must do what?discharge the panel and order another panel of prospective jurors
- 6CPL 270.10 a defendant may challenge the entire panel due to what?departure from the requirement of the judiciary law resulting in prejudice against defendant
- 7CPL 270.15 Prospective jurors must sworn when?immediately
- 8CPLE 2701.15 after prospective jurors are sworn, additional jurors are then called to fill the remaining places in the jury box, and the same procedure followed until jury is complete. The first Juror drawn must designated as what?foreperson
- 9CPL 270.15 who gets to challenge prospective jurors for cause first?The people
- 10CPL 270.15 if the people's challenge for cause is allowed what will happen to the prospective juror?excluded
- 11CPL 270.15 if either party requests, challenges for cause and peremptory challenges MUST/MAY be made within the court room, but outside of the hearing of the prospective jurorsMUST
- 12CPL 270.15 true or false? when a challenge for cause or peremptory challenge is made outside of the hearing of prospective jurors, the prospective juror who is selected must retain their place in the jury box and immediate be sworn as trial jurortrue
- 13CPL 270.16 Capital Case true or false? attorneys for capital cases can question jurors individual in the presence of the rest of the jurors as to their qualification, including any racial bias juror may haveFALSE. outside of the presence of the rest of the juros
- 14CPL 270.20 Challenge for cause may ONLY be made on what 6 grounds?1. Juror does not have qualifications required by judiciary law 2. state of mind will not let him render impartial verdict 3. related within 6th degree of consanguinity or affinity to defendant, victim, witness or counsel (blood or marriage) 4. he was a witness at preliminary examination before GJ, or trial witness 5. he served on the GJ which delivered the indictment in this case 6. crime is punishable by death and juror is conscientious objector to death penalty
- 15CPL 270.25 what is peremptory challenge?an objection to a prospective juror for which no reason need be assigned or given to parties
- 16CPL 270.25 how many peremptory challenges for a Class "A" felony?20 for regular jurors + 2 per alternate (20+2+2 if 2 alternates)
- 17CPL 270.25 how many peremptory challenges for class "B" felony or "C" felony15 for regular jurors and 2 for each alternate
- 18CPL 270.25 how many peremptory challenges for all other cases? (Class D, E felony and all misdemeanors)10 for the regular jurors and 2 per alternate
- 19CPL 270.25 true or false? where there is more than 1 defendant, the majority of the defendants must join in a peremptory challenge, otherwise it must be disallowed (Majority Rules)true (in other words it doesn't matter how many defendants there are its always the same amount of peremptory challenges)
- 20CPL 270.30 how many alternates can their be in criminal cases (range)0-6 in courts discretion
- 21CPL 270.30 In any prosecution in which the people seek a sentence of death, the court SHALL/SHALL NOT discharge the alternate jurors when jury retires to deliberateSHALL NOT discharge alternate jurors when jury retire to deliberate
- 22CPL 270.30 the same process for the selection of regular jurors is used for alternate jurors. What is the exception?where the charge is murder 1- the court may direct selection of as many alternate jurors it determines appropriate
- 23CPL 270.35 if the jury has begun its deliberations and an alternate juror is needed, the defendant must ____ to such replacement. Such ___ must be in writing and signed by the defendant in person and in open courtconsent, consent
- 24CPL 270.40 true or false? after the jury has been sworn and before the peoples opening address, the court must instruct the jury concerning its basic functions duties and conducttrue
- 25CPL 270.40 may the court allow jurors to separate during recesses and adjournments or direct they be kept together under the supervision of an appropriate public servant?yes
- 26CPL 270.50 During a viewing of the premises the jury must be kept together under the supervision of an appropriate public servant and the court MUST/MAY be presentMUST
- 27CPL 270.50 during the viewing of the premises the prosecutor, defendant, and counsel of defendant MUST/MAY be present, but such right may be waivedMAY
- 28CPL 270.50 the purpose of the viewing is to permit a visual observation of the premises of the place in question. May the court, parties, counsel, or jurors engage in discussion or argument at this time?no
- 29CPL 270.55 true or false? in capital cases, during the period extending from the guilty verdict charging murder in the first degree until the sentence deliberations, the court MAY permit jurors to separate during recess or be kept together under the supervision of an appropriate public servanttrue
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