jury duty? in college?

LasMa
Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:26:39 +0000

How do you know that?



Well, BC, you’re right. I don’t know for sure that my fellow jurors weren’t working on software in their heads while witnesses were testifying. I don’t know for sure that they weren’t sleeping with their eyes open. I DO know that no one was checking email, IM-ing, texting, working on a spreadsheet, surfing, or doing any of the various other distracting things that people can do on videoconferences.

I also know that once deliberations began, it was quite obvious that the jurors had closely followed the testimony. So I guess I can, after all, say that they weren’t working on software or sleeping.

Regarding body language – A witness’s demeanor is something that jurors are explicitly allowed to consider, to help them evaluate credibility.