Members of a Twelve-Person Jury All Took Slightly Different Notes

question 205

Multiple Choice

Members of a twelve-person jury all took slightly different notes of the testimony they heard.When they get together, everyone has written information about the physical description of the assailant, one wrote down the defendant's alibi, three people wrote details of the crime, and four other people wrote information about the credibility of the eyewitnesses.Based on how groups tend to share information (as presented in your text) , which piece of information will the jury be most likely to spend the most time discussing?

• A) the physical description of the assailant
• B) the defendant's alibi
• C) the details of the crime
• D) the credibility of the eyewitnesses

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