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Hilarious Herring I am analytic. Lawyers providing narratives irritate me. Provide me with the facts as a list. Let me evaluate them. I actually served on a criminal jury only once, and it was over 40 years ago. Two armed robbers I am sure were guilty. They walked free because I refused to vote guilty (totally botched investigation) and everyone went along so they wouldn’t continue to be kept over a long weekend, as was happening because of it.
Ill Emu That’s what lawyers do. They provide narrative. Their narratives have to be limited to the facts they provide you and are admitted into evidence, of course. But that’s actually the job. And if they can’t do it effectively or refuse to try, your jury instructions tell you how to do it yourself. Juries are FINDERS of fact, not just collectors.