A major reason voir dire in capital cases is so costly is that many death penalty jurisdictions require that jurors not only be questioned individually, but that they also remain sequestered until the full jury is selected or they are dismissed.

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Many death penalty jurisdictions require sequestration of jurors during the selection process in capital cases, which increases the cost of voir dire due to the need for room and board expenses for the sequestered jurors.

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