Comments on: Jurors’ trauma https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/05/jurors-trauma/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rusty Rustbelt Lansing Mi https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/05/jurors-trauma/comment-page-1/#comment-19238 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:31:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7071#comment-19238 I did a homicide jury 30 years ago and can still remember the autopsy photos.

Whenever the prosecutor walked past the evidence table, he shuffled the photos so we were starring at them.

Whenever the defense attorneys handled evidence, the photos were left face down.

We chucked at the gamesmanship.

I was not scarred for life or anything though, but I can imagine trials that would have a much bigger impact.

]]> By: polistra https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/05/jurors-trauma/comment-page-1/#comment-18959 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:29:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7071#comment-18959 Here in Washington such counseling services are already part of the jury system. I went through jury duty last week (luckily didn’t reach any trials). The orientation mentioned that counseling services after difficult cases are part of the “workmen’s comp” for jurors.

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