Nicole Is a Defense Attorney Handling a High-Profile Case

question 8

Multiple Choice

Nicole is a defense attorney handling a high-profile case. Much rests with the decision of the jury in terms of damages that the defendant may be required to pay. To help in the process, Nicole decides to pull together a group that matches the demographics of the actual jury and have them sit in the courtroom during trial and be exposed to the same evidence the actual jury would be seeing. The group Nicole is assembling is known as a:

• A) mock jury.
• B) trial jury.
• C) potential jury.
• D) shadow jury.

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