Hi. I'm Jason Flam and I'm the host of Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flam and I'm Robbia Audrey, attorney and co host of Undisclosed. We want to talk to you today about your responsibilities as an upstanding citizen and how they relate to you serving on a jury. So we know, Robbia, we're all eligible for jury. Do we all get those notices the mail time to time and it's you know, usually a big imposition. Everybody feels like, oh damn, I
got so many other things to do. But I want to urge everyone to try to change your attitude about this. We should all view jury duty as an opportunity to be a very necessary watchdog for those in power and to make sure that real justice is done. That takes each and every one of us. But I'm digressing. So let's say you're in the jury room and the case is a serious case and deliberations taking a long time.
Everyone wants to get back to their lives, back to the jobs and families, but the pressure is on to come to a decision. What are some of the things that people should remember. Well, first, I want to remind folks that listen your decision is going to alter her lives. It's gonna alter somebody's life, maybe forever, So you have to take it really seriously. Nobody can get through a
trial and remember every single thing that happened. So if you're allowed to take notes during the trial, make sure you have those notes, use those notes during the deliberations. If you don't understand something, if you did not understand some testimony, it's some evidence, ask the question, make the question available to the judge. You can send a note to the judge. You can ask one of the attorneys to clarify something. Make sure you know every single thing
you need to know before you make the decision. And if you're feeling pressured by your peers, you do not have to change your vote. I don't care. If you're the only one holding out. You can send a note to the judge and just end deliberation. Somebody wanting to be with their family, just immediately. It's no reason to deprive someone else of their family while they brought in prison.
Do not feel the pressure. The judge can decide whether it's a hung jury or not, but being pressured into voting guilty or not guilty should not be a thing. Don't let it happen to you. Now you'll spend the rest of your life feeling guilty yourself about having given somebody a lifecense or ten years or whatever it is for something they may not have done. Remember during nullification is a thing if you have to, if you feel in too which pressure said a note to judge, say
I'm done. I'm not voting guilty no matter what, and that's it and you're done. You don't have to succumb to the pressure, and please don't. To learn more and get involved, listen to Undisclosed and listen to the Wrongful Conviction podcast. Remember, as a juror, this is your responsibility, right, So it's almost like a juror's bill of rights. And the more you understand, the better the chances that will get actual justice, that will have a fairer system for everyone.