I was jury foreman on a trial for a gang member. 100% guilty. In fact, so undeniably guilty that his defense lawyer shifted the narrative to something else entirely (not what he was charged with). After the trial we get to the jury room and I thought we'd be there two minutes with a unanimous guilty vote. To my surprise, half of the jurors fell for it, they wanted to acquit because they were tricked by the lawyer's hoax, and they somehow forgot THE ACTUAL CHARGE HE WAS ON TRIAL FOR! I was livid, and in disbelief. Our second or third day of jury deliberation was a Friday, the other jurors wanted it to be over, they didn't want to return on Monday. I flat out told them how it was: I'm retired and can and will keep coming back for however many weeks it takes. Long story short, we had a unanimous guilty verdict that afternoon. Moral of the story: A lot of people are incredibly stupid, and god help anyone who finds their self judged by a jury.
I was jury foreman on a trial for a gang member. 100% guilty. In fact, so undeniably guilty that his defense lawyer shifted the narrative to something else entirely (not what he was charged with). After the trial we get to the jury room and I thought we'd be there two minutes with a unanimous guilty vote. To my surprise, half of the jurors fell for it, they wanted to acquit because they were tricked by the lawyer's hoax, and they somehow forgot THE ACTUAL CHARGE HE WAS ON TRIAL FOR! I was livid, and in disbelief. Our second or third day of jury deliberation was a Friday, the other jurors wanted it to be over, they didn't want to return on Monday. I flat out told them how it was: I'm retired and can and will keep coming back for however many weeks it takes. Long story short, we had a unanimous guilty verdict that afternoon. Moral of the story: A lot of people are incredibly stupid, and god help anyone who finds their self judged by a jury.