In a Trial, the Judge Will Sometimes Instruct a Jury

question 5

Multiple Choice

In a trial, the judge will sometimes instruct a jury to disregard evidence. According to the research cited in Influence, what is a common result of the judge's instructions?

• A) The jury successfully disregards the evidence and renders a decision similar to the one they would have arrived at had they never heard the disregarded evidence.
• B) The jury overreacts to the judge's instructions and renders a decision in the opposite direction of the evidence.
• C) The jury ignores the judge's instructions and renders a decision as if the judge had never instructed the jury to disregard the evidence.
• D) The jury focuses on the disregarded evidence and renders a decision that incorporates it even more strongly than had the judge never instructed them to disregard it.

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Definitions:

Malpractice

A failure by a professional person, like a doctor or lawyer, to provide services with the skill and care that is customary in their profession, resulting in harm to the client or patient.