Synopsis
Can a jury who have been exposed to a lot of media about a trial be seen as biased, and would this be a basis for a retrial?
- Programme: Newsday
- Episode: George Floyd killer calls for new trial
- Channel: BBC World Service
- Broadcast year: 2021
- Psychology | Pre-trial publicity
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