Another Case of Juror Failing to Disclose Victimization of Close Relative During Voir Dire

During voir dire at trial a juror failed to disclose on questionnaire that her cousin had been the victm of a crime factually similar to the case in which voir dire was occuring.  Another juror failed to disclose that the county attorney had represented her in a child custody case.  Conviction reversed by Alabama Supreme Court:

https://acis.alabama.gov/displaydocs.cfm?no=572016&event=41Q0MPQBO

Juror-Attorney Jailed and Fined for Comments Regarding Jury Service

Attorney was jailed and fined after being called to jury service and commenting unprofesionally to the presiding judge:

LINK   http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_jails_in-house_lawyer_who_complained_in_email_about_being_selected_fo

Article "Neuro-Voir Dire and the Architecture of Bias" as Applied to Jurors

Law Prof. Dov Fox offers a new approach in looking at juror bias and argues that the court "should limit the interrogation and disqualification of prospective jurors to personal interests in the case...and to case-specific beliefs."  Brain scanning of jurors for bias?

LINK:   http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2416627&download=yes