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Francis George is a Senior Copywriter for LexisNexis.
Contact him at francis.george@lexisnexis.com.
Eight Tips for Using
Technology To
Persuade a Jury
Getting a jury to pay attention to you is like trying to
get the kids unglued from their smartphones during
Thanksgiving at your relative's house. To get their
focus away from Facebook/Twitter/Angry Birds, you
have to be darn compelling.
In many federal and state courtrooms, jurors now have a better
way of reviewing evidence — or seeing visual material during openings
and closings: LCD monitors or projection screens. Electronic image display
saves time and allows jurors to all view the same image at the same time.
Of course, if the monitors aren't properly placed, the jurors could be
