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Oct. 14, 2008

Making Waves For the Jury Pool

Just as nature abhors (and will fill) a vacuum, jurors hate blank spots in a case and will spontaneously fill them — often in ways that do not favor your client, writes G. Christopher Ritter. - Forum column

FORUM COLUMN

By G. Christopher Ritter

Our society values spontaneous creativity: We marvel at jazz improvisations, delight in a stand-up comic's ability to create something out of nothing and admire an artist who quickly turns a blank canvas into a gorgeous painting.

Yet we all know that being spontaneous carries some risk in the courtroom. If you have tried even one case, you probably have a story to tell about that "sudden flash of geni...

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