-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Jurors in the Manhattan criminal trial asked the judge to re-read jury instructions and allow them to re-hear portions of witness testimony as they continued deliberating Thursday, reviewing their notes and exhibits from weeks of lengthy testimony and pondering potential verdicts. Retired federal trial judge Gregory Mize, a jury trial expert teaching at Georgetown University Law Center called juries "the best lie detector system ever invented." "They're testing each other's memory, and they're challenging each other,” Mize told Salon.
“And they're trying to persuade each other. Why their view might be the best and in that process, people change their mind. And you I believe it's just a beautiful process, where beliefs and assessments and credibility are challenged.
You need to persuade or be persuaded about credibility. I can't think of any better way of getting to the truth.” Here’s a run-down of what to expect as jurors deliberate for potentially days or weeks.
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