Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/19/2006

Commonwealth v. Ellison

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902 A.2d 419
588 Pa. 1
2006 Pa. LEXIS 1287

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stating, “a criminal defendant's right to an impartial jury is explicitly granted by Article I, Section 9 of the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, and the jury selection process is crucial to the preservation of that right”
the sole purpose of examination of jurors under voir dire is to secure a competent, fair, impartial and unprejudiced jury
“It is well settled that the sole purpose of examination of jurors under voir dire is to secure a competent, fair, impartial and unprejudiced jury.”
“The purpose of voir dire is to provide an opportunity to counsel to assess the qualifications of the prospective jurors to serve. It is therefore appropriate to use such an examination to disclose fixed opinions or to expose other reasons for disqualification.”

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Baldwin, Gappy

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