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                             RULE 7
                            VOIR DIRE


    The voir dire examination of jurors shall be conducted under the
direction and control of the Court with the following guidelines:

1)  It is expected that voir dire, in most cases, will consume
    one hour of time or less.  Generally, the Struck Jury Method of
    voir dire will be used.

2)  The Court shall ask all general questions and thereafter
    shall give leave to the respective parties to ask such
    supplementary questions as may be deemed proper and necessary by
    the Court.  The parties may submit all proposed general questions
    in writing prior to voir dire.

3)  The Court may intervene without objection in instances of
    inappropriate questioning and may limit the amount of time each
    party has to examine a juror or jury panel.
	

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