gaining favor with the jury. the question is, is it effective? sometimes yes, and sometimes no. a lot of times jurors will simply disregard family testimony, because they simply believe there s so much bias involved, that they that s not an unusual witness or a truthful witness. that hasn t stopped attorneys from trying. sometimes the person testifying helps. after sentencing one of the killers to death, several jurors from a horrific triple murder case in cheshire, connecticut said they were amazed by the strength of the victim s husband and father in court. seeing him there, seeing his courage and seeing his strength after everything he s been through, that transferred to us. but it can be risky and backfire. after michael jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges, jurors said they had a hard time believing the
the 911 call. is that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that? yes. and who do you recognize that to be? trayvon benjamin martin. who do you know whose voice that was screaming in the background? yes, sir. and whose was that? my son, george. family members are often star witnesses, put on the stand for their sometimes emotional and personal insight in hopes of gaining favor with the jury. the question is, is it effective? sometimes yes, and sometimes no. a lot of times jurors will simply disregard family testimony, because they simply believe there s so much bias involved, that they that s not an unusual witness or a truthful witness. that hasn t stopped attorneys from trying. sometimes the person testifying helps. after sentencing one of the killers to death, several jurors from a horrific triple murder case in cheshire connecticut said they were amazed by the
sometimes yes, and sometimes no. a lot of times jurors will simply disregard family testimony, because they simply believe there s so much bias involved, that they that s not an unusual witness or a truthful witness. that hasn t stopped attorneys from trying. sometimes the person testifying helps. after sentencing one of the killers to death, several jurors from a horrific triple murder case in cheshire, connecticut said they were amazed by the strength of the victim s husband and father in court. seeing him there, seeing his courage and seeing his strength after everything he s been through, that transferred to us. but it can be risky and backfire. after michael jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges, jurors said they had a hard time believing the accuser s own mother. we just couldn t buy the story of the mother for one. we thought she was not a credible person. in george zimmerman s case,