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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nonetheless, a 1976 study of 3,000 jurors in 18 court systems found that 90% had a favorable reaction to jury duty. "Jury duty is like motherhood," says Tom Munsterman, executive director of the Center for Jury Studies, a private, nonprofit research organization in McLean, Va. "People are for it. If we don't get an 80% favorable response in any particular court, that court is in deep trouble." Adds one New York City executive: "It is a major responsibility to reach a verdict, and every jury I have served on has taken the responsibility very seriously. Twelve strangers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We, the Jury, Find the . . . | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

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