How To Ensure Jurors Look At Evidence Without Emotion
How do you get jurors to weigh evidence, not emotion? It's one of the hardest tasks in a trial, says Fort Lauderdale attorney Regina Tsombanakis. Jurors insist they can be fair, but that's impossible to verify—and even a fair-minded juror faces peer pressure inside the room, where others may already assume guilt. In emotionally charged cases, that pressure is intense.
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Answered by Regina Tsombanakis · Fort Lauderdale, FL
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— why emotionally charged cases are so hard to argue on evidence alone
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How do you get jurors to weigh evidence, not emotion?
It's one of the hardest tasks in a trial—jurors insist they can be fair, but that's impossible to verify, and even a fair-minded juror faces peer pressure inside the room where others may already assume guilt, which is intense in charged cases.
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