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4. Not Perry Mason. Too hokey IMHO. I served on real juries and some people on the juries

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:30 PM

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expected that the prosecutor would come out with damning evidence that was so clear that the defendant would stand up and say "I did it" just like Perry made them do.

Serious federal cases with juries, not all of which had a brain.

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