BigTeddyPaul Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 A person does have that right. I don't think they always have a choice (either judge or jury) but they have a choice most of the time. I think. Anyone heard of the Laci Perterson case? It is a neighboring neighborhood (go figure) and a woman and her unborn child were killed. The father has been implicated and suspected since the beginning and now he was charged just last night. This thing though is getting national attention. I don't know whyyyy. It is times like these how I find it hard they can find impartial people who do not read a paper or watch the news at all. BigTeddyPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munik Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Yeah, exactly. I don't know much about that case, as I don't care about it much, but I have noticed how it is plastered all over the media. It has been mentioned that he will have a hard time getting a fair trial because of all this media attention, as it will be hard to find a jury that has not heard of it or one that hasn't already formulated an opinion of it. The media can taint potential jurors, another reason why someone might want to forego a trial by jury. I'm not exactly how sure it works, but if you desire a trial by jury and the jury selection process keeps turning down jurors because they are unable to be impartial, I think they just keep brining in potential jurors. I imagine that in such a case as this that a jury would also be sequestered to prevent any more media tainting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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