Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of Jury Behavior

question 521

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of jury behavior?

• A)They place too little confidence in DNA evidence.
• B)They tend to be more likely to convict attractive defendants.
• C)They tend to be more swayed by the evidence than by the expertise of the witness.
• D)They tend to take into account the severity of the punishment a defendant faces.

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