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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Trial lawyer. I’d be held in contempt if I asked a witness a question I knew was improper for the sole purpose of planting ideas in the jury’s head I couldn’t otherwise get in.
However, juries are amazingly good at disregarding what the judge tells them to disregard. I’ve debriefed many juries who tell me they disregarded everything they were told to disregard.
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