If there is a jury trial and an objection is sustained how do people on the jury dismiss what was said? Can one put that comment aside?
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First off, the whole objection thing you see in court is played up on TV for drama, but not that common in actual court cases. But an objection is typically upon the question asked by the attorney, not an answer/testimony. And yes, when you are deliberating, it’s like showing work on a math problem. There is are guidelines to consider, questions to ask and answer in a series of steps to come to a verdict and the specific testimony that IS allowed is used to come to an answer, to then move to the next question.
For example, in a civil case I was on a jury for we had to determine some series like: did the alleged transgression take place, was there actual harm/damages, was the defendant at fault, was the defendant negligent/malicious intent, etc. Or something along those lines. There were 5 questions we needed to answer/prove before ruling. We sort of “showed our work” to prove each step based on evidence/testimony before answering the next one. If there were things we were told to ignore, we didn’t use them as proof, but stuck to things we were able to consider.
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