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Originally Posted by blankall
A lot of lawyers (and people in general) have extreme type A personalities and lack the ability to see how others perceive them. Although you'd assume Defence Counsel, before a jury, would be hypersensitive to those issues, it's not always the case.
It's also pretty easy to misinterpret very minor things into larger things. Trial is also a multi-day long and exhausting affair. The lawyers may just have been physically exhausted too (standing up and speaking for an entire day is quite gruelling) and given a tired look, which was perceived as a nasty look.
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According to the note to the Judge (posted above) it wasn’t just “a look” but a daily occurrence from Formenton’s lawyers. The Jury had an immensely and lengthy unpleasant task. I’m sure if you were on it, you’d be perfectly coiffed, dressed in your most resplendent, if uncomfortable clothes etc. Sheesh.