When a Jury Is Sequestered

question 43

Multiple Choice

When a jury is sequestered:

• A) it cannot deliberate more than two weeks.
• B) it will be confined to a hotel when it is not deliberating.
• C) it cannot ask the court questions.
• D) it must not read newspapers.
• E) All of the above

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