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Kara sees a news story on television about an upcoming criminal defendant who was previously charged with similar crimes. If Kara is selected to serve as a juror for this defendant's trial, it is likely that
 
  a. the information concerning the defendant's prior criminal activity will have no impact on her verdict as long asshe agrees to be objective and impartial.
 b. the information concerning the defendant's prior criminal record may bias her impression of the defendant, butinstructions from the judge can counteract such a bias.
 c. Kara will interpret the facts of the case in a way that is consistent with the information about the defendant'sprior criminal record.
 d. the pre-trial publicity will make the defendant seem more familiar to Kara and so she will be less likely toconvict.
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