NSPIRATION: NYTimes article entitled:

Trump Convicted on All Counts to Become America’s First Felon President.

A Manhattan jury found that he had falsified business records to conceal a sex scandal

that could have hindered his 2016 campaign for the White House.

By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Kate Christobek,

Jesse McKinley and William K.. Rashbaum.

Published May 30, 2024. Updated May 31, 2024.

*Jury service is a means for U.S. citizens to participate in the judicial process.

Each court randomly selects qualified citizens from counties within the district for possible jury service.

The randomly selected potential jurists are sent a qualification questionnaire to be returned to the court within 10 days.

Being summoned to serve on a jury does not mean a person will be selected to serve. Judge and attorneys for both the prosecution AND the defense question each potential juror in a process called the void dire”.

This process typically results in some prospective jurors being excused, based on their answers, without giving a reason.

At the end of the trial, the judge instructs the jury on the applicable law.

While the jury must obey the judge’s instructions as to the law,

the jury alone is responsible for determining the facts of the case from the differing versions presented by the parties at trial.

The Defendant is assumed innocent until proven guilty.

The jury must find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Quote from the above captioned article: “Donald J. Trump was convicted on Thursday of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign, capping an extraordinary trial that tested the resilience of the American justice system and transformed the former commander in chief into a felon.

Collage elements include cover illustrations from The New Yorker and Barry Blitts.

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