Juries for robbery trials, assault trials, and other trials all go through a process of voir dire; juries for capital cases also go through a screening called ____. ​

A) venire
B) death qualification ​
C) continuance ​
D) peremptory challenge ​

Death Qualification

The special jury selection process that occurs in capital cases with the purpose of excluding jurors who would not be able to weigh the evidence fairly because of their death penalty attitudes.

Voir Dire

A legal process where lawyers select, or perhaps more importantly, reject certain jurors before a trial begins.

Peremptory Challenge

A right in jury selection for the attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason.