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To: Bucky Larson
I love these TV lawyers who probably have never actually served on a jury presume that juries automatically take a vote without any deliberation.

This Spring I had the rare opportunity as an attorney to be seated on a jury (much to my surprise as well as the judge's surprise). We went through the instructions and the evidence before we ever took a vote. By the time we finished the discussion we were unanimous. Serving on a jury changed by perspective for the better on how serious jurors take their obligations.

2,998 posted on 07/12/2013 3:21:35 PM PDT by writmeister
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To: writmeister

the only one iheard only said he would not be surprised if they took aninitial vote, just to see where everyone is. not that they absoutely would.


3,174 posted on 07/12/2013 5:43:18 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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