Talk:Law & Order: Trial by Jury
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[edit] First episode
Wow! The first episode was wonderful! I really liked the "behind the scenes" stuff of the defense attorney practicing her opening on a group of "jurors" who rate how they feel about what she's saying and the coaching of the witness by the prosecuter! Really interesting stuff! So does this sort of stuff really take place? Or is it like CSI where they "can" do it but in reality don't.
- Yes, what you saw was a jury consultant conducting a mock trial. They are most often found in high dollar civil suits. (because they are very expensive.) Some high profile criminal defense attorneys will use them for their clients as well. (although no where near as often as they're used in civil cases.) So far Trial by Jury has been pretty accurate for what they do show you. It's what they don't show you that you're really missing. You don't see that most criminal defendants will plead guilty. You don't see that somewhere around 90% of all criminal defendants don't have private lawyers, they use the public defender. (The guy on tonight 3/18/05 was court-appointed. He sure looked and acted like a public defender, but I'm not sure if he was.) You don't see the prosecution dismissing cases because of problems with witnesses, evidence, and cops. You also don't see the countless times a trial is continued because one side or another isn't ready. But then again, none of that makes for entertaining TV. As a prosecutor myself, I can tell you that the show is pretty good, a little dramatic, but pretty accurate for what you see.
68.228.118.78 06:28, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Question
Can we mention the other various characters from the Law and Order series that made appearances in the series? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:02, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
- If so, should note that Amy Carlson played a murderous 9/11 widow on the season premier of "Original" L&O from the season before TBJ started. (15?) JD79 01:31, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
- She was also on "SVU" as the wife of a police officer who claims she was raped by her husband, yet he is acquitted at trial, and the two are back together. Michael 06:54, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Also, Annie Parisse played a stripper on the mothership before her role last season as ADA Alexandra Borgia.
[edit] Another Question
When will it be back on the air? I never got to see an episode, but I want to. Swordplay227 03:12, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, but it was cancelled, as was its successor. Michael 04:24, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
- It was replaced by Conviction, which also only lasted one season. Michael 23:48, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
