[caww]

Both prosecutor and defense counsel very actively try to load the jury with people of low intelligence, more impressed with emotional argument than facts. It has been proven that juries will acquit guilty people who are attractive, and convict ugly people who are clearly innocent. Defense counsels arrange for defendants to be given tranquilizers before the trial, so they just sit there with a blank, but attentive expression on their face.

Very interesting post....and certainly supports my take on the matter of jurors in the Casey trial...and concerns about attorneys having a say in appointing jurors.

I know that Casey was known to ask for sedatives while in jail. And might explain her controlled demeaner throughout the trial. For a woman known to not have control of her emotions she certainly had no problem doing so during the trial...might very well have been drugged prior. And no wonder we thought the jurors were lamebrains...apparently they do pick those who are just that. Would your husband attorney agree with what's said in that post Reagan???

[reaganaut]

Opinion ping to #46

[reaganaut]

I pinged hubby to respond directly.

[mrreaganaut]

And no wonder we thought the jurors were lamebrains...apparently they do pick those who are just that.

Well, the idea is to get jurors with no preconceived notions about the outcome of the case. Unfortunately, this does often translate into jurors with no ideas at all in their heads. Lawyers and judges have a tendency to think of themselves as the smartest people in the room, and this bias shows in jury selection. It looks like the prosecution was too smart for its own good in this case.

(It's also a good reason to vote for businessmen rather than lawyers, given a choice.)

[freekitty]

I always thought she might have been drugged during the trial.

[MizSterious]

I think that point was brought up on one of the talking head shows. Someone on the show said they thought she might be on some sort of drug. But do remember that look of rage caught on camera—so if she was drugged, it kind of slipped at that point.