The Psychology Of Jury Selection

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🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It's a right guaranteed not once, but twice in our constitution – a trial by jury. And many of us are asked to serve on them, whether we want to or not.

Whether jury duty is a responsibility you dread or relish, the trial of former President Trump in Manhattan put the spotlight on the jury selection process – one that happens every day in courthouses across the country.

We speak with legal experts about the role juries play in our justice system – and the psychology of jury selection.

We also hear from someone who's served on a jury for another high-profile case.

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0:17.0	Find NPR's Through Line, wherever you get your podcasts. It's a right guaranteed not once but twice in our Constitution, a trial by jury, and many of us are asked to serve on them whether we want to or not.
0:40.0	For some, getting a jury summons in the mail brings to mind scenes from courtroom dramas in popular culture, like the 1957 film 12 Angry Men.
0:49.0	I gave you my arguments.
0:51.0	We're not convinced. We want to hear them again. We have as much time as it takes.
1:00.0	Everything. Everything, every single thing that took place in that courtroom, but I mean everything says he's guilty.
1:12.0	For others, jury duty is a chore to get out of any way you can. Remember when
1:16.8	Tina Faye's character in 30 Rock showed up dressed like Princess Leah for
1:20.5	instance.
1:21.5	Excuse me Imperial Guard how long do these arson trials typically last?
1:27.0	Couple weeks probably?
1:28.0	You can drop the voice.
1:30.0	Oh, this used to get me out of jury duty in Chicago all the time.
1:34.0	Whether jury duty is a responsibility you dread or relish, the trial of former President Trump
1:39.2	in Manhattan put the spotlight on the jury selection process, one that happens in courthouses across the country
1:45.2	Today we speak with legal experts about the role juries play in our justice system and the psychology of jury selection but first after the break we hear from someone
1:53.6	who served on a jury for another high-profile case. I'm Jen White you're listening to the
1:58.5	one-day podcast where we get to the heart of the story. Stay with us we've got a lot to
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