VOIR DIRE: Incorporating the Colorado Method into Your Jury Selection

The Colorado Method of Voir Dire Selection was developed to help capital defenders select a jury that is more likely to impose a life sentence in a capital case.  The method has been applied to other less serious cases and has been successful in helping attorneys select jurors who can listen to and understand defenses to criminal charges.

This interactive training is about applying the Colorado method to all our cases and becoming better at jury selection.  The morning will be devoted to learning about the method and applying it to a specific problem.  In the afternoon, we will talk about a number of challenging issues and how to be successful in speaking to jurors about these many challenging problems. This is a full-day training and attendees must commit to being present for the entire training.

This training is open to all WDA members. To register, email wda@defensenet.org with the name of the training in the subject line.

Schedule

9:00am                     Introduction: Travis Stearns, WDA's Deputy Director
9:30-10:15am           Introduction to Colorado Method: Ben Goldsmith, The Defender Association
10:15-10:30am         Break
10:30-11:30am         Breakout Groups
11:30am-12:00pm    Full Group: Debrief - Ben Goldsmith, The Defender Association
12:00-1:30pm           Lunch on your own
1:30-1:45pm             Introduction to Afternoon Breakout and Topics: Jason Schwarz, Snohomish County Public Defender
1:45-3:00pm             Breakout Groups
3:00-3:15pm             Break 
3:15-4:45pm             Full Group: Voir Dire Practice/Debrief - Kathy Kyle and Jason Schwarz, Snohomish County Public Defender
4:45pm                     Adjourn