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Do you think jurors should be allowed to ask questions during a criminal trial? What if they ask improper questions such as "How many times has the defendant been arrested before and for what?" What are some reasons?

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Do you think jurors should be allowed to ask questions during a criminal trial?

I do not think that jurors should be allowed to ask questions during a criminal trial. Most jurors do not know the law. Therefore, asking questions that are not relevant to the case would either be thrown out anyway, due to being irrelevant or the Defense Counsel would ...

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