• Why does the judge look at the verdict first?

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 16 21:42:08 2021
    Why does the judge insist on looking at the jury's verdict before they read it?

    Do they ever just contain doodles, jokes, or riddles?

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  • From Rick@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 17 06:48:09 2021
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    Why does the judge insist on looking at the jury's verdict before they read >it?

    Do they ever just contain doodles, jokes, or riddles?

    The judge wants to make sure the jury form is properly filled out according
    to his instructions to minimize any issues that might come up on appeal.

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