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The Intersection Of Peremptory Challenges, Challenges For Cause, And Harmless Error, William G. Childs
The Intersection Of Peremptory Challenges, Challenges For Cause, And Harmless Error, William G. Childs
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The Author provides a history and overview of peremptory challenges and their relationship with challenges for cause. Part I of the Article outlines the various types of state statutes and state case law related to the mandatory or permissive use of peremptory challenges to correct perceived error in deciding challenges for cause.
Part II includes a discussion of the current law of error analysis in the federal courts and recent trends in that area of law. Part III consists of a review of the Supreme Court case law involving error analysis and peremptory challenges. This Part examines the specific situation, …