Jury Influence Quotes

The government itself violates the law when it leaks grand jury proceedings in order to influence the prospective jury pool

One lawyer told me that he never drinks water or eats in front of the jury because they can't do either one.

Talk to the jury as though your client's fate depends on every word you utter.

Lawyers know that certain witnesses are simply not going to be cooperative and are not going to answer the questions. And what matters at that point is what is your question? Because everything you want the jury to know should be in your question, or everything you want the jury to wonder about should be in your question.

I don't think any prosecutor should walk into a courtroom and think they're going to wow a jury with catchphrases and cliches and that kind of performance.

A jury too often has at least one member more ready to hang the panel than to hang the traitor.

We have seen many instances where Malayali actors missed out on the awards when some of the jury members were from the state.

Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They're looking for people they can manipulate. Both sides are.

Because jurors have an extraordinary amount of power over the situation and of the people and the story in front of them, they tend to pay pretty intense attention to what's happening.

It's unnecessary to make that, you know, strong of a statement. Let the facts, let the case, you know, and the evidence there speak for itself. You want to be careful that you're not poisoning the jury pool.