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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT AMNESTY AMERICA, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD, Defendant. : APRIL 19, 2004 : NO. 2:92CV00214(PCD)

DEFENDANT'S PROPOSED VOIR DIRE 1. Have you, or any member(s) of your family ever sued If so, describe the occurrence upon which you based

the police? the lawsuit. 2.

Have you, or any member(s) of your family made any If so, describe the

formal complaint against a police officer?

incident upon which the complaint or complaints were based. 3. Have you, or any member(s) of your family been

involved in what you would consider to be a negative or unpleasant situation, including an arrest, with any police department? 4. If so, please describe.

Do you believe that police officers should never use

force upon a person that they are arresting, regardless of the circumstances?

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5.

Do you believe that, in general, police officers are

inclined to use an excessive amount of physical force in performing their duties? 6. Have you or any one you know ever been personally

injured by a police officer? 7. Have you or any member(s) of your family been involved If so,

in police or law enforcement training of any kind? please describe. 8.

Do you feel that your previous involvement in any of

these situations would be likely to affect your ability to be completely objective and impartial in this case? 9. Have any of you ever served on a jury which heard

claims of police misconduct or excessive force? 10. Have any of you heard or read anything about the West

Hartford Police Department or its officers, which would in any way interfere with your ability to be completely objective and impartial concerning the evidence of this case? 11. Do any of you have any strong opinions, ideas or

thoughts about claims of police excessive force, such as are

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involved in this case as I have outlined it to you? would you please describe? 12.

If so,

Have you ever been involved with any pro-life or antiIf so, would you please

abortion organization or activity? describe. 13.

Do you feel that the laws of this country relating to

abortion should be repealed or changed? 14. Specifically, do you feel that the United States

Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade should be reversed? 15. Would any of your feelings or ideas concerning claims

similar to the ones before us today as I have described them to you prevent you from being absolutely fair and impartial in considering this case solely on the basis of the evidence and the law as the court will give it to you? 16. If the Court were to instruct you that the law

applicable to this case could result in your having the duty to send the plaintiff away with no recovery, would you have any difficulty in making that decision? 17. In considering this case, would you be able to put

aside any feeling of sympathy you may have for the plaintiffs,

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and decide this case solely on the basis of the evidence and the law as the Court will give it to you? DEFENDANT, TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD

BY_____________________________ Nicole D. Dorman Federal Bar No.: ct07030 Sack, Spector & Karsten 836 Farmington Avenue West Hartford, CT 06119 [email protected]

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CERTIFICATION This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing has been mailed, postage prepaid, this 19th day of April, 2004, to the following counsel of record: John R. Williams, Esquire Williams & Pattis, LLC 51 Elm Street New Haven, CT 06510 Patrick G. Alair, Esquire Office of the Corporation Counsel Town of West Hartford 50 South Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107

_____________________________ Nicole D. Dorman

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