Surprise at jury questionnaire in Jackson trial

The form asks potential jurors 41 questions, with most requiring simple yes-no or multiple-choice responses, reports the Los Angeles Times. Only about a dozen of the questions appear to directly address issues in the case. Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor who teaches at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said it was not unusual in high-profile cases to see questionnaires that run 50 or 75 pages. The questionnaire addresses racial issues, asking whether ‘your feelings about or experiences with people from different races might affect your ability to serve as a fair and impartial juror in this case’, and delves into a previous case that Jackson was faced with. Full report in the Los Angeles Times