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Below is a list of jury selection training materials used by different California district attorney offices throughout the state. This information was obtained by a CPRA request by the ACLU of Northern California. To learn more about how racial discrimination remains a persistent feature of jury selection in California, read the Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic's Report: Whitewashing the Jury Box: How California Perpetuates the Discriminatory Exclusion of Black and Latinx Jurors.
- Letter from the office of the District Attorney of Alameda County (12/31/2019)
- Training Material (01/22/2001)
- Training Material (01/01/2017)
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 1
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 2
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 3
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 4
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 5
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 6
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 7
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 8
- Training Material (10/20/2003) - Part 9
- Letter from the office of the District Attorney of Orange County (08/29/2019)
- CPRA request letter for Orange County
- Voir Dire attorney training April 2012
- Wheeler/Batson training material (08/12/2015)
- Wheeler/Batson Guide (02/15/2018)
- Presentation material for winning your case in jury selection & a defense perspective on jury selection
- Training material on DNA evidence and discovery
- Training material on domestic violence prosecution and POs
- Training material on effective DUI techniques
- Training material on elements defenses and jury instructions
- Training material on ethical jury selection (08/16/2018)
- Wheeler/Batson ethical jury selection
- Voir Dire felony panel training (02/02/2018)
- Voir Dire training material (03/28/2011)
- Training material slides on felony panels
- Training material slides on felony panels (2)
- Voir Dire training presentation
- Voir Dire training presentation (2)
- Voir Dire training presentation (3)
- Voir Dire training presentation (4)
- Voir Dire training presentation (5)
- Voir Dire training presentation (6)
- Voir Dire training presentation (7)
- Voir Dire training presentation (8)
- Training material on DUID cases
- Voir Dire attorney training March 2019
- Presentation on Batson Wheeler update, internal job stress, and PTSD
- Issues and procedures on mental defenses
- Issues and procedures on mental defenses 1368 and 1026 primer
- Art and science of jury selection (05/17/2013)
- Art and science of jury selection (04/15/2014)
- Art and science of jury selection (08/06/2014)
- Art and science of jury selection (08/14/2015)
- Art and science of jury selection (09/10/2015)
- Art and science of jury selection (10/06/2015)
- Art and science of jury selection (08/09/2016)
- Art and science of jury selection (09/26/2017)
- Art and science of jury selection (08/07/2018)
- Art and science of jury selection (10/03/2018)
- Training material on mental defenses
- Training material on multiple defendant cases and theories
- Training material on multiple defendant cases and theories (2)
- Training material on multiple defendant cases and theories (3)
- Training material on new DA professionalism
- Wheeler/Batson objections training material
- Wheeler/Batson objections training material (2)
- Voir Dire practical application techniques
- Training material to prevent reversals and retrials
- Voire Dire training on sexual assault protection
- Voir Dire training on sexual assault protection (2)
- Superior court etiquette and effective chambers conferences
- Voir Dire TAP opening statements
- Voir Dire TAP training materials
- Training material on TAP trail elements
- DUID Voir Dire
- Training material on trial advocacy
- "Tying it together: Voir Dire, Opening Statement, & Closing Argument"
- Felony panel Voir Dire training material
- Wheeler/Batson training material packet
- New deputy training material
- Riverside CPRA Batson Response
- Case Alert Wheeler Batson Probation
- Batson Checklist
- Batson Wheeler Challenges Training
- Batson Wheeler Training 2016 Update (1)
- Batson Wheeler Training 2016 Update (2)
- Batson Wheeler Training 2016 Update (3)
- Batson Wheeler Training 2016 Update (4)
- Batson Wheeler Training November 2015 (1)
- Batson Wheeler Training November 2015 (2)
- Batson Wheeler Training November 2015 (3)
- Batson Wheeler Training November 2015 (4)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2017 (1)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2017 (2)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2017 (3)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2017 (4)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2018 (1)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2018 (2)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2018 (3)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2018 (4)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2018 (5)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2018 (6)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2017 (5)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2018 (1)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2018 (2)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2018 (3)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2018 (4)
- Batson Wheeler Training September 2018 (5)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2019 (1)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2019 (2)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2019 (3)
- Batson Wheeler Training January 2019 (4)
- Batson Wheeler Bench Memorandum
- Batson Wheeler Case Citations
- Batson Wheeler Cases
- Batson Wheeler Outline
- Batson Wheeler Training Materials 2008-2019
- Batson Wheeler Case Alerts
- Gang Evidence Expert Outlines
- January 2019 Batson-Wheeler PowerPoint Handout
- Jury Selection Cheat Seat
- New DDA Academy Wheeler-Batson Training May 2007
- Prickett Pretrial Motions Pages 175-390
- Letter from the office of the District Attorney of San Diego County (04/24/2020)
- Letter from the office of the District Attorney of San Diego County (07/23/2020)
- San Diego Training Material Packet
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 1
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 2
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 3
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 4
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 5
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 6
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 7
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 8
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 9
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 10
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 11
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 12
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 13
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 14
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 15
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 16
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 17
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 18
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 19
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 20
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 21
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 22
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 23
- San Diego Training Material (1990-1994) Part 24
- Batson/Wheeler Per Se analysis
- Batson/Wheeler reversal
- Batson/Wheeler outline from the inquisitive prosecutor's guide
- Batson/Wheeler motions bench memorandum
- Common issues in misdemeanor jury selection
- Legal Policies manual from the office of the District Attorney of Ventura County
- Presentation on successful jury selection
- Training material on motions and protecting the record
- Material regarding SCOTUS ruling on Batson claims
- Voir Dire training materials
- Voir Dire training materials (2)
- Voir Dire training materials (3)
- Voir Dire training materials (4)
- Voir Dire training materials (5)
- Voir Dire training materials (6)
- Voir Dire concepts
- Voir Dire in domestic violence cases
- Voir Dire training material
- Email text regarding new Wheeler/Batson cases