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Jurors sometimes withhold information during voir dire. In 1994, a prospective juror refused to answer several items on her juror questionnaire, maintaining that questions about her income, religion, television and reading habits, political affiliations, and health were “very private” and irrelevant. She was cited for contempt, which a federal magistrate judge later overturned (, 891 F. Supp., 552 (E.D. Tex., 1995)). Rose (2001) investigated questions potential jurors are asked in voir dire that they feel are either unnecessary or too private…