Rule 600, Jury Selection & the Secrets of Picking a Jury | Now We Defend by Kearney Law

You've been charged. Now what? This week on Now We Defend, T.L., Tim, and Justin pull back the curtain on everything that happens between an arrest and a verdict, using their experience as former prosecutors to break down how the process really works from both sides of the courtroom.

They cover Pennsylvania's Rule 600 speedy trial clock and how delay gets fought over, why a 911 call can vanish before you even know you need it, what happens when an old bench warrant resurfaces after 10+ years, and how an omnibus pretrial motion can pause the clock entirely. Then they dig into jury selection: which professions defense attorneys try to keep off a jury, how preemptory strikes and Batson challenges actually work, and some of the strangest voir dire stories from their careers.

This is part one of a two-part series. Next week: what actually happens once that jury is picked and the trial begins.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro – Every Case Starts With One Question

1:16 The Right to a Trial, Explained

4:05 Rule 600: Pennsylvania's Speedy Trial Clock

9:31 Due Diligence and the Commonwealth's Burden

13:09 Discovery Delays and the Vanishing 911 Call

21:58 When Old Warrants Resurface Years Later

29:44 Omnibus Pretrial Motions Explained

36:16 Jury Trial or Bench Trial: Making the Call

44:11 Voir Dire: How Jury Selection Actually Works

50:17 The Professions Attorneys Never Want on a Jury

1:01:48 Jury Strikes and the Batson Challenge

1:06:20 Strikes for Cause and Reading the Room

1:11:06 Trusting Your Gut (and Weird Juror Tells)

1:12:52 What's Coming Next Week

Charged with a crime in York, Adams, Lancaster, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, or the surrounding Central PA counties? Kearney Law's attorneys are former prosecutors who know how the other side builds a case. Call 717-668-8159.

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