Every trial should be recorded, without the jury being present. After the trial is over, the recording can be edited. Then, the edited video can be presented to the jury who would make a decision.
Here are the advantages:
- It would save time for jurors. An edited trial can be watched faster than the actual trial. Any delays in the trial, such as lawyer objections, can be removed from the video.
- It would help with jury selection. If jury selection occurred after a trial was complete and edited, they would know exactly how many hours the trial took.
- It would make the trial more unbiased. If one lawyer or witness makes a statement that the judge wants to 'strike from the record' and the jury is supposed to disregard it - the video can actually ensure that the jury will be presented only with what they are supposed to see and hear.
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