Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Moussaoui Voir Dire May Include Questions On Jurors' Religion

A Virginia federal district court is expected to begin jury selection in February for a trial that will decide whether Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the U.S. in the 9-11 terrorist attacks, should receive the death penalty or life in prison. Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that prosecutors have submitted questions that they wish to have asked of potential jurors. Included are questions about a juror's religion, whether the potential juror attends a place of worship and what the individual knows about Islam.