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What have researchers found regarding jurors' abilities to understand the judge's instructions?

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As regards the Jurors' abilities to understand the Judge's instructions, researchers have found out that the Jurors are usually unable to understand the Judge’s instructions. This is because the instructions given by Judges (typically read just before deliberation begins) are usually full of legal terms/jargon.

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