Sari Swears Podcast: 7 Reasons You Should Stop Doing Exclusionary Voir Dire

Are you spending your entire voir dire trying to figure out which jurors to kick off your case? You might be hurting your case before trial even begins.

In this episode of Sari Swears, Sari de la Motte breaks down seven reasons why exclusionary voir dire is limiting your case, from legitimizing defense arguments and creating a fear-based mindset to missing the opportunity to build a team with your jurors.

Listen in as Sari explains why focusing on who you want to exclude gives the defense unnecessary airtime, undermines your trial story, and keeps you from using a principle-centered approach to voir dire.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Legitimizing Defense Arguments: How exclusionary voir dire gives the defense valuable airtime before trial even begins.

The Fear-Based Mindset: Why approaching jurors as potential enemies prevents you from building trust and taking risks.

Protecting Your Trial Story: How focusing on defense points keeps you from putting your own story and principles first.

Building Your Jury Team: Why searching for your people is more effective than simply eliminating the jurors you don't want.

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