Death Qualification Refers to

question 110

Multiple Choice

Death qualification refers to

• A)pre-trial hearings that are conducted to determine whether a defendant should receive the death penalty.
• B)a procedure used during voir dire to ensure that jurors are prepared for potentially graphic testimony concerning violence,usually involving murder.
• C)a jury selection procedure that permits judges to exclude from capital cases all prospective jurors who say they would refuse to vote for the death penalty under any circumstance.
• D)jurors' decision to recommend the death penalty even if the prosecution has not asked for it.