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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Jury Evidence

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e jury receives its direction from the judge. A jury will hear all the evidence during a trial. If the judge is unsure whether certain evidence is proper, the jury may be asked to leave while the judge hears arguments about whether certain evidence can be admitted. At the end of the trial, the judge will instruct the jury on the legal results, which must follow the different possible finding fact. After being given these fin

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