A juror who has personally experienced the same crime would be excused by what type of request?

A juror who has personally experienced the same crime would be excused by what type of request?

• A. Peremptory challenge
• B. Random selection
• C. Challenge for cause
• D. Subpoena

Answer: (C)

A juror who has personally experienced the same crime presents a real risk of bias and inability to be fully impartial. The mechanism used to remove someone for that reason is a challenge for cause, where an attorney or the judge determines that the juror cannot fairly decide the case due to their experiences or beliefs. This differs from a peremptory challenge, which lets you remove a juror without giving a reason, and from random selection or a subpoena, neither of which addresses impartiality in this way. So, the appropriate request is a challenge for cause.

A juror who has personally experienced the same crime presents a real risk of bias and inability to be fully impartial. The mechanism used to remove someone for that reason is a challenge for cause, where an attorney or the judge determines that the juror cannot fairly decide the case due to their experiences or beliefs. This differs from a peremptory challenge, which lets you remove a juror without giving a reason, and from random selection or a subpoena, neither of which addresses impartiality in this way. So, the appropriate request is a challenge for cause.