September 20, 2018 10:38AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 9,164
Status: HOF Inductee
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No-jurors are NOT expected to be 100% free of bias. It is understood that we ALL have our own biases and even prejudices. That's human nature. Most good judges will say precisely that to prospective jurors as a method to get them to be honest when questioning by the attorneys. Many judges will even tell a prospective juror that they too have their own prejudices because they are as human as anyone. If having biases, etc. was a criteria for escaping jury duty we would have no juries and the cases could never be tried in front of your "peers". I tell jurors that even I have my own biases on so many things. The question is can you honestly believe that you can set aside those inherent prejudices and follow the instructions by the judge at the conclusion of the case. Of course some of our biases may not even be an issue in a particular case.
In sum, the basis of your hypothetical-that jurors are presumed to not hold biases-doesn't exist. It's a given that we ALL do.
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