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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Question for the lawyers, but is it easier to get a mistrial if you choose a jury? I am just thinking that more people, more moving parts, and more chances of error. Maybe they are thinking long term and hoping that a jury member makes a mistake or there is an issue with the selection process, and after enduring one trial, the accuser may back out of a retrial.
It seems like a plausible strategy, but I don't know if that is actually something people hedge their bets on.
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The hope is for an error in the charge to the jury by the judge, but that's not a mistrial, it's an appeal. Jury selection is not the big deal people think it is from movies and TV. I don't know what you mean by a jruy member making a mistake. Like leaking info or something?