To: sinkspur
I've been told by two attorneys that they would never leave me on a jury, because -- now this is a real gem -- I am
too capable of deciding a case on its merits.
"I'd never let someone like you on a jury," one of them said, "because I can't sway you in a million years."
When you have lawyers go out and exclude prospective jurors specifically because they would examine a case in a thoroughly rational manner, then there's no reason to give a shred of respect to the legal process.
114 posted on
03/28/2005 2:04:18 PM PST by
Alberta's Child
(I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but lord I'm free.)
To: Alberta's Child
When you have lawyers go out and exclude prospective jurors specifically because they would examine a case in a thoroughly rational manner
They might have been pulling your leg. Actually, I would much rather have people who can give careful, thoughtful, intelligent consideration of facts, and I think most lawyers do. I can predict how people might deal with facts, and factor that into my case and arguments. What I can't deal with is some people who decide to ignore the court's instructions and make up their own legal system behind the door to the jury deliberation room. There may be the rare case when the defense lawyer's only hope is an anarchist or lunatic on the jury, but usually we have something rationale to discuss.
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