Questions:
Jury deliberation
This case is examined.
Q1. Imagine you are a juror on a personal injury civil trial. The plaintiff is a 76-year-old woman who, while walking down the street in broad daylight, allegedly tripped and fell on an exposed electrical wire that was in the middle of the street as part of a street light replacement project (she claims she didn't see the wires, despite the fact they were red and green). The plaintiff broke her nose and right shoulder, and required two shoulder replacement surgeries.
The defendant in this case is the construction company hired to replace the street lights. It is being sued for $1 million by the plaintiff for negligence, in that it failed to place appropriate barricades over the exposed wires.
As a juror, what other information would you want to know about this case before you can deliberate, and what personalitycharacteristics mentioned in the text would come into play in your verdict decision?
Q2. Provide an example of jury nullification. You may use one from real life or a hypothetical one. Make sure it is different from your classmates' examples.
Q3. Explain how psychology can play a role in the jury system.
Q4. What are some of the aspects of a trial that can potentially influence a jury's verdict?