Lawyers, worried about the recent study suggesting how attractive people can sway juries? What if the physician-defendant you’re cross-examining is too attractive for your liking?
No fear, here’s how to overcome this.
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I will never have this problem
But wait, CJD told me that cases are only decided on facts.
Actually, the case results tell you that.
Oh, I guess that is why OJ is playing golf instead whacking off in jail.
Just another confession that our outdated jury system values style over substance.
Yeah, because OJ makes the case that the jury system is flawed. The hundreds of thousands of criminals juries have put in jail don’t have any bearing.
Damn outdated jury system – what were the founders thinking giving all that power to ordinary men?
Style over substance? Must be why doctors win 3/4 of the time.
“The hundreds of thousands of criminals juries have put in jail don’t have any bearing.”
Actually, they do, especially as many of them are exonerated by DNA evidence. Of course, in OJ’s case that was not relevant thanks to his most stylin’ attorneys.
I love that the phrase “dead honest” was used in a way that makes it clear it’s a huge exception to this lawyer’s typical strategy and perhaps even a surprise tactic that no one would see coming, rather than the rule.
“Actually, they do, especially as many of them are exonerated by DNA evidence. Of course, in OJ’s case that was not relevant thanks to his most stylin’ attorneys.”
How many have been exonerated? Out of all the criminals in jail, what percentage are wrongfully there?
Think before you type.
Matthew, with your intimate knowledge of trial strategy, I’m curious – how many cases have you tried?
I think what you see on this thread is that many physicians are perfectionists, and have little use for theatrics and semantics to color the facts. Any perceived miscarriage of justice, OJ’s trial as one example, touches a raw nerve.
10:49, do you seek the truth, or merely to win at any cost?
Many physicians are perfectionists? Only when applied to others. For themselves, they give a lot of latitude for “innocent mistakes”.
Actually they tend to have sleepless nights and a lot of self-imposed flagellation trying to think what they could do differently if an outcome is less than ideal. You haven’t walked the walk, so don’t talk the talk.
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