On shows like Law & Order, attorneys routinely make statements they know will be stricken from the record. Is that done in real trials and if so, how can judges truly expect juries to “disregard” the statement?

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On shows like Law & Order, attorneys routinely make statements they know will be stricken from the record. Is that done in real trials and if so, how can judges truly expect juries to “disregard” the statement?

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Answer 1

I was once seated on a jury and in the prosecution’s opening statement the lawyer said that so and so stabbed a person with a “prison” knife. The defense objected. and That was enough to taint us jurors in the judge’s opinion. So a mistrial was declared about 1 minute into the trial.