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3. My experience has been that jurors take their job seriously

Reply to LastLiberal in PalmSprings (Original post)

Fri Jul 7, 2023, 04:01 PM

Jul 2023

I'm confident the prosecutor will do a good job, and it won't hurt for that person to mention to the jury that there is a BIG difference between spouting off in a Tweet and testifying under oath in a court of law. Presented with what Joyce Vance calls "overwhelming evidence" of the defendant's guilt it will take an extraordinarily committed juror to resist the evidence and the testimony and hang the jury.

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Donald Trump's strategy is to bet one juror will be 'in his camp': ex-prosecutor [View all] LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2023 OP

He also knows that if Beachnutt Jul 2023 #1

It's worth a try I guess. But he''l have to fool someone on all 3 juries... brush Jul 2023 #2

My experience has been that jurors take their job seriously gratuitous Jul 2023 #3

It could happen but Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #4

Yes... but the judge could affect who becomes a juror. tinrobot Jul 2023 #8

The question is what part of Florida's population supports Trump? Chainfire Jul 2023 #5

The jury still has to hear all the evidence though FakeNoose Jul 2023 #7

If prospective jurors are asked if they heard IQ 45 babbling GreenWave Jul 2023 #6