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Works on Voters, Too.

The Chronicle reports that, “in a 2002 trial skills presentation in Austin, [Harris County DA candidate Kelly] Siegler’s worksheet on final arguments included, ‘Make jury afraid.’”


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Mark Bennett
Mark Bennett got his letter of marque from the Supreme Court of Texas in May 1995. He is famous for having no sense of humor when it comes to totalitarianism.

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6 Responses to “Works on Voters, Too.”

  1. AHCL says:

    She subsequently showed the students a video clip of Mark playing air guitar shirtless as an example of how to frighten a jury.

  2. Ron in Houston says:

    AHCL, is that really Mark?

    Fear is a powerful motivator. It can take some small problem and blow it into a major catastrophe.

  3. AHCL says:

    No, it isn’t really Mark, but I found the idea to be wildly amusing.

  4. PJ says:

    Also from the article: “While showing a video of her remarks to the jury…, Siegler noted where she had gone outside those rules. ‘That’s objectionable,’ she said of her performance. ‘But it was a very subtle way of doing it, and they didn’t stop me in time. And I knew it was objectionable, but I wanted the jury to understand the point anyway.’”

    Just two more examples of Kelly not know what a District Attorney’s job responsibilities are (legal or ethical).

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