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Comment Re: Or so they say... (Score 2) 142

I posted this reply to the wrong place the first time. So here I go again:

No - anyone who knows anything about subject matter involved in a trial (computers, forensics, medicine, etc.) will be excluded from the jury during the selection process with the attorney's. You're supposed to have people who will only listen to the "expert witness" and not use your own knowledge. It's a certain guarantee that this skews the jury pool toward people a little dumber than you'd want.

Comment Re: Or so they say... (Score 1) 142

No - anyone who knows anything about subject matter involved in a trial (computers, forensics, medicine, etc.) will be excluded from the jury during the selection process with the attorney's. You're supposed to have people who will only listen to the "expert witness" and not use your own knowledge. It's a certain guarantee that this skews the jury pool toward people a little dumber than you'd want.

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