Chelly
Well-known member
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2013
- Messages
- 18,846
- Reaction score
- 67,191
I really think jurors do take their oaths very seriously and upholds all of the Judge's instructions.
When I was on a DP case in my area it was high profile. We all knew it was on the nightly news everyday and the newspapers but none of us ever looked at anything that would prejudice our views about the case. We all know we were only to consider the evidence that came from the witness stand. My family knew not to ask me any questions about the case so I never had that problem either. At the time that was my fourth time being a juror so my family had become accustom to the rules by then.
I really do think when jurors are sworn in the way they look at things changes and they want to honor what they promised they would do or not do.
IMO
I hear ya. However, I tend to be a cynic at worst and sceptic at best.