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The term "voir dire" has been translated as "to speak the truth", or "to see them talk." 2 It refers to the preliminary examination of a potential witness or juror when his competence is in issue.It has also taken on the colloquial meaning of referring to the entire stage of trial in which jurors are empaneled.To convey this latter meaning, many people use the term "jury selection" rather than voir dire, which incorrectly implies that the jury is actively selected.In fact, the jury is not "selected," but is composed of persons who were not rejected through a process of exclusion.'During voir dire, questions are put to prospective jurors by the attorneys or judge or both; after this time, the attorneys may exercise challenges to remove particular jurors from the panel.Those remaining after the exercise of these challenges comprise the jury.There are two types of challenges which may be made to remove prospective jurors-challenges for cause and peremptory challenges.A challenge for cause is successful whenever it is shown that the juror does not satisfy statutory requirements for jury service 4 or that the t Preparation of this article was partially supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies for Crime and Delinquency.
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