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By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Good morning. It's 46 degrees. And a cold front is moving through that may make it colder. Welcome to Miami. More on jury questions: The comments section to yesterday's post  contained pro and con thoughts on jurors asking questions. But we still have this question:  Is it now mandatory to allow jurors to ask questions?   If it is mandatory, and the court does not make provisions for jurors asking questions, then is a defendant entitled to appeal if s/he loses at trial? Also, some lawyers wondered whether some questions would require a mandatory mistrial? As we understand it, the rule requires the judge to review the questions before asking those the judge deems appropriate. If a question is not asked, how can what a juror is thinking cause a mistrial? A MISTAKE...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on February 04, 2009 (boomark / email).