Sean Kent
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So if I'm not on social media at all, that might be somebody I want that person. That's somebody I potentially want for my trial. So those are... You want to ask very generic questions. What year were you born? Like you might want to know if, you know, did you like bad boy entertainment?
There's all types of little things you're trying to figure out, but without letting the jury know what you're trying to get to. Everyone thinks it's a science. It's a big gamble too. And it's a guessing game. And it is, it is the dirty little secret in the legal system is it's a stereotyping system. When you're all in closed doors, we all say the same things.
There's all types of little things you're trying to figure out, but without letting the jury know what you're trying to get to. Everyone thinks it's a science. It's a big gamble too. And it's a guessing game. And it is, it is the dirty little secret in the legal system is it's a stereotyping system. When you're all in closed doors, we all say the same things.
There's all types of little things you're trying to figure out, but without letting the jury know what you're trying to get to. Everyone thinks it's a science. It's a big gamble too. And it's a guessing game. And it is, it is the dirty little secret in the legal system is it's a stereotyping system. When you're all in closed doors, we all say the same things.
Like, defense attorneys want Black and minorities on juries. It's like, why do we want Black folks and minorities? We find them to be more likely to listen, more sensitive, have gone through more oppression, more likely to find not guilty. Prosecutors try to avoid Black folks. They try to avoid minorities for the same reason.
Like, defense attorneys want Black and minorities on juries. It's like, why do we want Black folks and minorities? We find them to be more likely to listen, more sensitive, have gone through more oppression, more likely to find not guilty. Prosecutors try to avoid Black folks. They try to avoid minorities for the same reason.
Like, defense attorneys want Black and minorities on juries. It's like, why do we want Black folks and minorities? We find them to be more likely to listen, more sensitive, have gone through more oppression, more likely to find not guilty. Prosecutors try to avoid Black folks. They try to avoid minorities for the same reason.
And I wish it wasn't that way, but, you know, that's the way it works sometimes.
And I wish it wasn't that way, but, you know, that's the way it works sometimes.
And I wish it wasn't that way, but, you know, that's the way it works sometimes.
Yeah, and that happens a lot. The anonymity of a jury should happen in almost every trial. If you've ever watched any trial, you never see the jury's faces on the video footage. If there's ever cameras allowed in a trial, we don't let our juries be shown because you don't want them intimidated. You don't want people calling them. You don't want people contacting them.
Yeah, and that happens a lot. The anonymity of a jury should happen in almost every trial. If you've ever watched any trial, you never see the jury's faces on the video footage. If there's ever cameras allowed in a trial, we don't let our juries be shown because you don't want them intimidated. You don't want people calling them. You don't want people contacting them.
Yeah, and that happens a lot. The anonymity of a jury should happen in almost every trial. If you've ever watched any trial, you never see the jury's faces on the video footage. If there's ever cameras allowed in a trial, we don't let our juries be shown because you don't want them intimidated. You don't want people calling them. You don't want people contacting them.
And the judge tells them every day, you cannot discuss this case. You cannot talk to this case. You can't talk to your family. You can't talk to your friends. You can't talk to media. The second the case is over, the judge releases it. He's like, yeah, I'll talk to whoever you want to.
And the judge tells them every day, you cannot discuss this case. You cannot talk to this case. You can't talk to your family. You can't talk to your friends. You can't talk to media. The second the case is over, the judge releases it. He's like, yeah, I'll talk to whoever you want to.
And the judge tells them every day, you cannot discuss this case. You cannot talk to this case. You can't talk to your family. You can't talk to your friends. You can't talk to media. The second the case is over, the judge releases it. He's like, yeah, I'll talk to whoever you want to.
And that's also something you have to be careful about. There's a lot of times there are... People out there who want to get on high profile cases because they know you can make money on it down the road. There's nothing to stop somebody to talking about how they've dealt, what they've gone with.
And that's also something you have to be careful about. There's a lot of times there are... People out there who want to get on high profile cases because they know you can make money on it down the road. There's nothing to stop somebody to talking about how they've dealt, what they've gone with.
And that's also something you have to be careful about. There's a lot of times there are... People out there who want to get on high profile cases because they know you can make money on it down the road. There's nothing to stop somebody to talking about how they've dealt, what they've gone with.
Absolutely. Like that would be now see that would be one of those situations you would go to the judge and say, I don't want to use one of my peremptory strikes. I don't think this person can be fair and unbiased based upon their history. I'm asking the court to remove this person for what's called cause.