Critical Thinking:
Famous football star Oxford Jack Wilson is about to stand trial for murdering his brother-in-law, a man who had also served as his agent and accountant. Just before jury selection is about to begin, you are hired as a consultant to assist his legal team. You immediately offer three suggestions. Your first is that the legal defense team attempt to get as many men-preferably football fans-on the jury as possible. Your next suggestion is to make sure that the courtroom is packed with members of the media, in the hope of making Oxford Jack appear to be a celebrity. Your final suggestion is that the attorneys do whatever they can to have potentially-damaging DNA evidence excluded before trial. The lawyers get to work on immediately implementing your ideas.
-The opportunity for lawyers to ask questions of prospective jurors to determine whether they may or may not be football fans with previous perceptions of the defendant would occur during:

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The opportunity for lawyers to ask questions of prospective jurors to determine whether they may or may not be football fans with previous perceptions of the defendant would occur during voir dire, which is the process of selecting and questioning potential jurors before a trial. The other options listed do not involve jury selection or questioning. Additionally, the first two suggestions offered by the consultant (getting football fans on the jury and packing the courtroom with media) are not ethical or legal strategies and could potentially harm the defendant's case. The third suggestion to exclude potentially-damaging DNA evidence may be a valid legal strategy depending upon the circumstances of the case.

Critical Thinking: Famous Football Star Oxford Jack Wilson Is About to Stand