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Weighing the Evidence

September 27, 2011
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Weighing the Evidence

Last week, I had the opportunity to report for jury duty. (I know there are hundreds of jokes that can be inserted here, but I’ll spare you.) I was put in a jury pool for a burglary case and listened as the judge, the prosecutor and the defense attorney took turns asking questions of the potential jurors. In the end I was not selected to sit on the jury, but I learned something that I think can relate to the stock market. Because this was a criminal trial and not a civil trial, the defense attorney pointed out numerous...

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