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Since the series revolves around real life events that occurred, it is quite accurate how the criminal justice is represented. In the series, we see everything that we would see in the criminal justice field, for instance the courtroom actors such as the judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, bailiffs, courtroom clerk, and jury. Everyone in the O.J. Simpson was important and they all received more attention than they should have, but the ones who got the most attention and had the biggest role in this case was the jury. Jury selection is selected from the eligible population over the age of 18 who has complied from the DMV. There is a voir dire that process by which jury members are selected, attorneys and judge seek to gain information about …show more content…

Greathouse, she states all criminal defendants, have the right to a fair and impartial jury. In both real life and in the TV series it is accurate how a defendant has the right to a fair and impartial. What makes the O.J. Simpson so different from the TV series is that the trial lasted for over eight months, one of the longest trials ever. The reason why it lasted so long was due to the jury, the jury was frustrated because when they were selected they were informed that it would only be a two month trial, and what also makes it different than everything else was how they kept the jury hostage in a hotel room with no communication. The jury could not see their families, or friends or speak to anyone about the trial or even watch TV, hear the radio or even read magazines. What Greathouse states in her article relate to the reason why the trial lasted longer than it should have due to the reason that a defendant has the right to a fair and impartial jury. During voir dire, the judge and/or attorneys probe potential jury members for pre-existing attitudes or beliefs that would prevent the jurors from fairly evaluating evidence presented during trial. In the

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