[A. Pole]

Prosecutors noted that Westerfield, who is compulsively neat and organized, took off that weekend without putting away his garden hose, which was uncoiled on the lawn. This shows he was in a hurry, they say.

I wonder how widespread in the society is the concept of what the proof is (beyong reasoble doubt or not). I have feeling that the democratic ideas, movies and TV popularity contests might be the main intellectual source for the average juror.

[MizSterious]

"I have feeling that the democratic ideas, movies and TV popularity contests might be the main intellectual source for the average juror."

I don't know about the average juror, but it certainly seems applicable to some who post on these threads.