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During court, when something happens and the judge tells the jury to ‘forget that’ or ‘not include that,’ if the jury heard it, how could I, as someone on the jury, possibly just ignore what I heard? Whether the evidence is admissible or not.

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[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

If it was a jury of my peers no one would remember much in the first place.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

For real, even short jury trials are typically a couple of days long, and there will typically be tens, if not hundreds, of things objected to during the course of the trial.

You would have to have a very good memory to remember a specific objection out of the pile.

[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 10 points 23 hours ago

This is precisely why I detest being a juror. There’s always one juror questioning my memory. Consequently, I follow by repeating the last five minutes of the conversation to prove it. Subsequently, someone acts like it’s a gift, but it’s akin to living in my own personal hell. Having to recall almost everything for decades. It’s almost impossible to ever let things go.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You've been watching too much TV.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no! Are you going to regulate me?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Just drink more coffee. If that doesn't keep you regular call me in the morning

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

I work in the legal field right now. I've sat in and participated in approximately 50 trials in the last five years.