Studies Suggest That Juries

question 147

Multiple Choice

Studies suggest that juries

• A) place too much confidence in DNA evidence.
• B) are less likely to convict a defendant wearing eyeglasses because presumably eye glasses imply intelligence and, hence, the defendant wouldn't do anything as foolish.
• C) tend to inappropriately incorporate pretrial publicity into their jury deliberations, often without being aware of it.
• D) do all of these.

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