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Title: List two proposed advantages and two proposed disadvantages associated with the asking of questions ... Post by: jjolivette on Oct 6, 2017 List two proposed advantages and two proposed disadvantages associated with the asking of questions by jurors as a courtroom comprehension aid.
Title: Re: List two proposed advantages and two proposed disadvantages associated with the asking of ... Post by: gtron on Oct 6, 2017 • Advantages:
• It promotes greater understanding of the evidence. • Jurors ask legally appropriate questions. • If counsel objects and the objection is sustained, the jury does not draw inappropriate inferences from unanswered questions. • Jurors do not become advocates. • Disadvantages: • Juror questions do not clearly help to get to the truth. • Juror questions do not increase the jurors’, judges’, or lawyers’ satisfaction with the trial and verdict. |