About the Colorado Method of Jury Selection
The Colorado Method was developed by David Wymore and other attorneys to select a jury that is more likely to impose a life sentence. The main components are:
Ranking the prospective jurors on a 1-7 scale from, "Would never give the death penalty," to, "would always give the death penalty," and working to keep as many low-scoring jurors as possible.
Teaching the jurors that a penalty phase deliberation is not a fact-based argument, but is instead based on one’s personal moral judgment requiring each juror to answer the question, “Who do I kill?”
Teaching the more death-oriented jurors that they should respect a vote for life from other jurors and not try to talk them out of it.
Teaching the life-giving jurors that their vote for life should be respected, that they should not let other jurors talk them out of it, and that the state is always satisfied with a life sentence.
Teaching defense counsel that they need to "come into conflict" with jurors in order to get them to reveal their true feelings about the death penalty, something many lawyers are uncomfortable doing.
The Colorado Method and its concepts are relevant to any area of practice, particularly where jury selection is involved, and any practitioner will find the material interesting and worthwhile.
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