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Zimmerman & Anthony: Juries are Actually Pretty Good at What They Do

August 14, 2013 by M Walter 2 Comments

Make your story very simple! Don’t confuse the jury! We repeat these mantras over and over again. To our colleagues, we say things like “Well, yeah, but do you think a jury would understand that?” The trial attorney is constantly worrying that the poor uneducated peons on his or her jury just won’t understand his…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: criminal defense, criminal law, discrimination, jury duty, lawyering, public defenders

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August 8, 2011 by Albert Wang 1 Comment

LOL Legal Aid. (Click the image to see the full comic.)

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