Defense teams are fighting back against what they say are unfair and emotionally charged closing arguments designed to manipulate jurors into multimillion-dollar awards.
And they’re bringing in extra help to do it.
"Your adrenaline's running, you're in the trial zone and you don't necessarily think before you speak, and you say the wrong thing," said appellate attorney Elissa Haynes in Atlanta. "That wrong thing is oftentimes what a juror latches on to, and it results in these outrageous verdicts."
May 20, 2021 at 04:57 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Daily Report Online
Defense teams are fighting back against what they say are unfair and emotionally charged closing arguments designed to manipulate jurors into multimillion-dollar awards.
And they’re bringing in extra help to do it.
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