CJI-Civ. 1:2

(The Court) (I) want(s) to explain briefly to you the method we will use in selecting

this jury and some of the reasons for this procedure.

(Insert number) members of the panel will be called into the jury box. After the first

(number) members of the panel are in the jury box, each of you, regardless of whether you

have been called forward to sit in the jury box, will take your oath that you will truthfully

answer all questions as to whether you can serve as a juror in this case. After the oath is

(administered) (given), (the Court) (I) and each attorney may ask you questions concerning

your ability to be fair and impartial jurors. You should answer fully all questions asked by

the attorneys or by (the Court) (me). Even though you may not be called forward into the

jury box with the first group called, please listen closely to all that is said because you may

be asked to sit in the jury box before jury selection is completed. After the questioning has

been completed, each side must excuse (insert number) members of the panel without stating

a reason. This leaves a jury of (insert number) to try the case. Therefore, do not be

embarrassed or consider it any reflection upon you if you are one of those excused.

(The Court should then introduce each attorney and request each attorney to introduce

their respective clients. The Court should also introduce to the panel all the members of the

court staff and describe briefly the functions they perform. The appropriate number of

prospective jurors should then be called by lot and the oath on voir dire administered to the

entire panel, thus avoiding needless duplication in the administration of the oath.)

(After the members initially called have been seated in the jury box, the Court should

then continue:)

I will now explain why a person cannot serve on a jury.

A person cannot serve on a jury if he or she (insert the grounds for disqualification in

§ 13-71-105(2), C.R.S., set out at the beginning of this Chapter).

A juror may also be excused for any of the following reasons: (insert for civil cases

the grounds in C.R.C.P. 47(e) or 347(e) set out at the beginning of this Chapter; for juvenile

delinquency cases, insert the grounds set out in Crim. P. 24(b)).

It is your duty to volunteer any information that may disqualify you from jury

service or might be a reason to excuse you from service, whether or not you are specifically

asked about this information. Is there anything which any of you know or think would

disqualify you as a juror or which would be reasons for excusing you in this case? If so,

would you please raise your hand? (Thereafter, as other members of the jury panel may be

called to the jury box, a similar question should be put to the prospective juror.)