When Jurors Have Been Exposed to Negative Pretrial Publicity, They

question 16

Multiple Choice

When jurors have been exposed to negative pretrial publicity, they ____.

• A)are somewhat more likely to deem the defendant guilty
• B)are somewhat more likely to deem the defendant innocent
• C)tend to think that they are biased by this exposure, even when they are not
• D)are able to disregard any information to which they have been exposed once the trial begins

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