I've conducted thousands of interviews for voir dire research, and wrote the only existing set of online survey guidelines aiming to identify and cross-reference belief systems, experiences, and demos to profile favorable/unfavorable jurors.
Roger Stone did not get a fair trial.
Roger Stone did not get a fair trial.
All events are filtered through a set of beliefs and based upon them, an individual will have a resulting "consequent emotion."
Activating Events are the Facts and Arguments used when presenting a case. A Juror Belief System is...
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Activating Events are the Facts and Arguments used when presenting a case. A Juror Belief System is...
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A Juror Belief System is the filter through which Facts and Arguments must pass. The Story refers to the way the juror uses their Belief System to organize facts and evidence. Ultimately, the Story the juror tells themselves re: a case is the basis on which they reach a verdict.
The goal is to ID juror profiles in a manner designed to identify belief systems, more plainly, to identify jurors with belief systems which prevent a favorable or even fair hearing of a case.
A bias jury foreman can/will greatly influence jurors w/ certain, very common beliefs.
A bias jury foreman can/will greatly influence jurors w/ certain, very common beliefs.
Putting aside the very important argument surrounding basic principles of justice and fairness in a free society, it is incomprehensible to me that this woman didn't mislead the court.
Basic voir dire, conducted by mediocre counsel, would've identified this woman's beliefs.
Basic voir dire, conducted by mediocre counsel, would've identified this woman's beliefs.
Putting that aside, if the basic elements of the story re: the juror in the Roger Stone trial are true, it is almost a certainty the "Facts and Arguments" were influence, ultimately distorting certain jurors' perceptions of "The Story".
Particularly true for common profiles.
Particularly true for common profiles.
