Speaker 1: Hi. I'm Jason Flam and I'm the host of Wrongful
Speaker 1: Conviction with Jason Flam and I'm Robbia Audrey, attorney and
Speaker 1: co host of Undisclosed. We want to talk to you
Speaker 1: today about your responsibilities as an upstanding citizen and how
Speaker 1: they relate to you serving on a jury. So we know, Robbia,
Speaker 1: we're all eligible for jury. Do we all get those
Speaker 1: notices the mail time to time and it's you know,
Speaker 1: usually a big imposition. Everybody feels like, oh damn, I
Speaker 1: got so many other things to do. But I want
Speaker 1: to urge everyone to try to change your attitude about this.
Speaker 1: We should all view jury duty as an opportunity to
Speaker 1: be a very necessary watchdog for those in power and
Speaker 1: to make sure that real justice is done. That takes
Speaker 1: each and every one of us. But I'm digressing. So
Speaker 1: let's say you're in the jury room and the case
Speaker 1: is a serious case and deliberations taking a long time.
Speaker 1: Everyone wants to get back to their lives, back to
Speaker 1: the jobs and families, but the pressure is on to
Speaker 1: come to a decision. What are some of the things
Speaker 1: that people should remember. Well, first, I want to remind
Speaker 1: folks that listen your decision is going to alter her lives.
Speaker 1: It's gonna alter somebody's life, maybe forever, So you have
Speaker 1: to take it really seriously. Nobody can get through a
Speaker 1: trial and remember every single thing that happened. So if
Speaker 1: you're allowed to take notes during the trial, make sure
Speaker 1: you have those notes, use those notes during the deliberations.
Speaker 1: If you don't understand something, if you did not understand
Speaker 1: some testimony, it's some evidence, ask the question, make the
Speaker 1: question available to the judge. You can send a note
Speaker 1: to the judge. You can ask one of the attorneys
Speaker 1: to clarify something. Make sure you know every single thing
Speaker 1: you need to know before you make the decision. And
Speaker 1: if you're feeling pressured by your peers, you do not
Speaker 1: have to change your vote. I don't care. If you're
Speaker 1: the only one holding out. You can send a note
Speaker 1: to the judge and just end deliberation. Somebody wanting to
Speaker 1: be with their family, just immediately. It's no reason to
Speaker 1: deprive someone else of their family while they brought in prison.
Speaker 1: Do not feel the pressure. The judge can decide whether
Speaker 1: it's a hung jury or not, but being pressured into
Speaker 1: voting guilty or not guilty should not be a thing.
Speaker 1: Don't let it happen to you. Now you'll spend the
Speaker 1: rest of your life feeling guilty yourself about having given
Speaker 1: somebody a lifecense or ten years or whatever it is
Speaker 1: for something they may not have done. Remember during nullification
Speaker 1: is a thing if you have to, if you feel
Speaker 1: in too which pressure said a note to judge, say
Speaker 1: I'm done. I'm not voting guilty no matter what, and
Speaker 1: that's it and you're done. You don't have to succumb
Speaker 1: to the pressure, and please don't. To learn more and
Speaker 1: get involved, listen to Undisclosed and listen to the Wrongful
Speaker 1: Conviction podcast. Remember, as a juror, this is your responsibility, right,
Speaker 1: So it's almost like a juror's bill of rights. And
Speaker 1: the more you understand, the better the chances that will
Speaker 1: get actual justice, that will have a fairer system for everyone.