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Swap the jury

posted 11 years ago by saiffx
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I know this film is far from accurate, but is it okay to swap the jury like that?

[–] vpilutis 11 years ago

No its not for one thing you would have to get the new jury up to speed on the case & besides this was a federal case the other was a state case.
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[–] McFly_2015 11 years ago

wasn't the other case a divorce/family court? I didn't think they had juries for any courts other than criminal or civil.

[–] vpilutis 11 years ago

as far as I know they don't for divorce.
I recall a English film which did have a jury for such a case but some of their laws do differ
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[–] realart 11 years ago

The jury actually WAS swapped for the Capone trial. Unlike the film, the jury tampering was discovered before the trial began.

At the start of the trial, presiding judge James H. Wilkerson said to the bailiff: ""Judge Edwards has another trial commencing today. Go to his courtroom and bring me his entire panel of jurors; take my entire panel to Judge Edwards."

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