In what circumstances will a jury in a murder trial be swayed by the use of "vigile" images of a murder scene?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Demond, 130 Cal.Rptr. 590, 59 Cal.App.3d 574 (Cal. App. 1976):

In fact, attorneys tend to underestimate the stability of the jury. 'Jurors are our peers, often as well educated, as well balanced, as stable, as experienced in the realities of life as the holders of law degrees. The average juror is well able to stomach the unpleasantness of exposure to the facts of a murder without being unduly influenced. The supposed influence on jurors of allegedly gruesome or inflammatory pictures exists more in the imagination of judges and lawyers than in reality.' (People v. Long (1974) 38 Cal.App.3d 680, 689, 113 Cal.Rptr. 530, 537.)

[59 Cal.App.3d 587]

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