Chapter 203 Pretrial Contest, Bait and the Real Target (Big Promotion Extra 2)

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Juror sequestration system.

This was the first time Zhang Wei had heard that the defense would make such a request in a trial in Dongfang Capital.

Sequestration means to seal off information, isolate from all disturbances.

The court's job was to place the jurors in a location isolated from information to ensure they would not be exposed to any.

This was generally a request made by the prosecution; the defense seldom mentioned it.

In average cases, if the impact was not too significant, jurors were usually allowed to go home.

However, if a case caused a sensation, the pervasive reporting by news and media could greatly interfere with the jury.

In that case, it was best to select jurors who had no knowledge of the case details.