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Dec. 12, 2012

Robert J. Moss

Judge Robert J. Moss takes the unusual step of preparing his own jury instructions in cases.

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Robert J. Moss
Orange County (Santa Ana)
Judicate West

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - In two of his most recent trials, Orange County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Moss did something unusual: He slashed the size of the jury from 12 people to six.

Under the rules he devised for the two auto-accident injury cases, four jurors' votes out of six were needed for a verdict, or three out of five if one juror had to quit the case. There were no alternates.

"It cut jur... (continued)

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