{"id":702,"date":"2018-09-27T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T16:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatersexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2026-01-31T12:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T17:57:52","slug":"appeals-court-in-florida-considers-whether-former-prosecutor-can-serve-as-juror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/appeals-court-in-florida-considers-whether-former-prosecutor-can-serve-as-juror\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals Court in Florida Considers Whether Former Prosecutor Can Serve As Juror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is crucial that criminal defendants get a fair trial. One of the ways that the justice system assures fairness is by making sure the jury that is selected is impartial. Typically, both sides of a trial will get a specific number of peremptory challenges. Peremptory challenges allow either side to strike a juror for any reason or no reason at all. However, it is illegal to strike jurors solely based on their race or gender. Along with the peremptory challenges, either side can request that a juror be stricken for cause. A juror being stricken for cause means that there is something in the juror\u2019s past or the way they have answered a question that makes it appear that they may not be able to be impartial. For example, a juror may be stricken for cause if they know the defendant or the victim. Since the process needs to be impartial, both sides can strike as many jurors for cause as they want, as long as the court approves.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Florida Grounds for Cause Challenges and Peremptory Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Florida law lays out the specific grounds that courts will allow to strike a juror for cause. These grounds include: the juror has beliefs that would preclude them making a finding of guilt, the juror does not have the qualifications that the law requires, or the juror is of unsound mind or has a bodily defect that makes them incapable of performing the required duties. Other grounds include: the juror was on a criminal or civil jury that tried the same defendant for the same offense, the juror is related to one of the parties or one of the attorneys, and a few other grounds. Finally, there is a catch-all provision that allows a challenge for cause if the juror has a \u201cstate of mind\u201d that prevents them from acting impartially. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/appeals-court-in-florida-considers-whether-former-prosecutor-can-serve-as-juror\/#more-702\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is crucial that criminal defendants get a fair trial. One of the ways that the justice system assures fairness is by making sure the jury that is selected is impartial. Typically, both sides of a trial will get a specific number of peremptory challenges. Peremptory challenges allow either side to strike a juror for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Criminal Appeal: Considers Former Prosecutor Serve Juror<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your case can turn on one detail. A criminal charge case can hinge on whether former serve as. See how this ruling defense. 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