Do you agree with having Mock Trials & Juries?
You are suppose to have a constitutional right to a free trial among your peers. Don't ya think people studying how to pick a jury and get you locked up is wrong?
If you have a right to be be tried by your peers then why should they be allowed to weed people out? Much less do focus groups on how to win. Do you not think this is wrong?
*Edit: Excuse my grammar and spelling. Thanks.*
Do you agree with having Mock Trials & Juries?
You are suppose to have a constitutional right to a free trial among your peers. Don't ya think people studying how to pick a jury and get you locked up is wrong?
If you have a right to be be tried by your peers then why should they be allowed to weed people out? Much less do focus groups on how to win. Do you not think this is wrong?
*Edit: Excuse my grammar and spelling. Thanks.*
I think exposing youth to due process of law is a wonderful thing. And I know this is a technicallity, but you aren't referring to the Mock Trial Competition, run by the Constitutional Rights Foundation, are you?
I am talking about where they pay people to be part of a mock jury. It is like you go to the place, they hold a mock trial (sometimes based on real trials) so they can "study" how people react to certain things.
Well then, I need to change my vote. To practice how to set a trap in court like this is...unconstitutional, I would think.
So, honing your skill as a lawyer is unconstitutional?
No, but studying juries is.
No, but studying juries is. If, however, the mock trial takes place after the actual trial has been completed, then it is fine, but under the circumstances that it specifically creates no bias in a jury.
Could someone explain to me how studying juries, or using a mock jury to practice your approach to a real jury is unconstitutional, illegal or otherwise immoral?
It's called practicing! Training!
You know, the thing that anybody has to do to get good at anything worth doing! :lol:
I already explained my thinking: their findings based on these mock juries/paid juries could create a bias.
Right, I saw that, but I fail to understand how this could possibly be.
Could you maybe explain that to me?
I assume that this random selection would eliminate those who were obviously biased beforehand?I don't want to derail this thread, but I want to comment: It seems apparent that you believe the current process for selecting juries is too adversarial or too easy to 'game'. In theory, our system is supposed to create an environment for a fair trial but because lawyers have become so adept at manipulating this aspect, they have become less fair.
I haven't really thought about it much, but this issue is an important one. I do think the notion of random or impartial selection as opposed to 'adversarial' selection might both be good alternatives. Or perhaps it would be good to have the defendant choose which of the three methods to use.
Because they study the people and based on certain ways they look, act, etc. creates an image in their minds thus could lead to bias.
Do you agree with having Mock Trials & Juries?
You are suppose to have a constitutional right to a free trial among your peers. Don't ya think people studying how to pick a jury and get you locked up is wrong?
If you have a right to be be tried by your peers then why should they be allowed to weed people out? Much less do focus groups on how to win. Do you not think this is wrong?
*Edit: Excuse my grammar and spelling. Thanks.*
Mock trials only benefit un-emotional law students, not real people with real emotions.
ricksfolly
I was on a mock jury not too long ago, and it was pretty fun. I can't talk about what trial it was for, due to a confidentiality agreement, but I can tell you that it was a pretty big case. Being a juror for a few hours on a Saturday paid pretty good too. For me, it came out to about 80 bucks an hour.
The reason for mock juries is so that a law firm can decide whether or not a case is worth pursuing or defending. I don't see a problem with that whatsoever. Some law firms will have several mock trials, with different jury makeups, before making a decision whether or not to take on a case, or to pursue a certain strategy.
BTW, if any of you are interested in being on a mock jury, check out your local Craig's list. That is how I got my jury gig.
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