"JURIES AND JUSTICE" Forum
Friday January 28, 2011
2:30-5:30pm
QUSL Grand Courtroom
A reception will follow the forum, which is free and open to the public.
The panels at this forum will evaluate Connecticut's unique system of requiring individual questioning of each potential jury member and why for most criminal cases Connecticut does not allow juries to have any role in deciding what sentence a defendant should receive.
In the first panel, speakers will address the topic, “Individualized Jury Voir Dire: Do We Question Too Much?” Panelists include: Kevin Kane, chief state’s attorney of Connecticut; Linda K. Lager, chief administrative judge (Civil), Connecticut Superior Court; Norman Pattis, The Pattis Law Firm; and Carl J. Schuman, judge, Connecticut Superior Court. This panel will be moderated by Michael P. Lawlor, the Undersecretary for Criminal Justice Policy of the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management.
In the second panel, speakers will discuss “Juries and Criminal Sentencing: Should Our Juries Have More Say?” Panelists include: Leonard C. Boyle, deputy chief state’s attorney of Connecticut; Robert J. Devlin, Jr., chief administrative judge (Criminal), Connecticut Superior Court; Timothy C. Moynahan, Moynahan & Minella Law Firm; and Shelley R. Sadin, Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, PC. This panel will be moderated by Sarah French Russell, assistant professor of law at Quinnipiac.
Please go to the Juries and Justice Forum Website for more information, and for the background readings.
For details, please contact Jeffrey Meyer at jeffrey.meyer@quinnipiac.edu or 203-582-3202. Attendees should RSVP to Nicole Fernandes at nicole.fernandes@quinnipiac.edu.
