Confessions Of A Jury Sparknotes

Seymour Wishman was a former defense lawyer and prosecutor, and the author of "Anatomy of a Jury," the novel "Nothing Personal" and a memoir "Confessions of a Criminal Lawyer." "Anatomy of a Jury" is Seymour Wishman's third book about the criminal justice system and those who participate in it. He is a known writer and very highly respected "person of the law." Many believe that the purpose of this book is to put you in the shoes of not only the defendant but into the shoes of the prosecutor, the judge, the defense lawyer and above all the jury. He did not want to prove a point to anyone or set out a specific message. He simply wanted to show and explain to his readers how the jury system really works. Instead of writing a book solely on the

This section of the book is the whole process in how a jury is selected. The author uses real life examples and gives the reader real instances that have occurred throughout America. By doing this he uses the characters in the books as examples of the jury process selection. This is where both lawyers, Bernstein and Ryan, and Judge Whitaker get to meet and ask questions to each juror. If the lawyer does not feel he or she is "intelligent" enough, fair enough, responsible enough or even if they do not like the color of their skin, they way they are dressed, they way they are sitting, they could easily be asked to leave and be dismissed from the case. Bernstein was a man of equality and understanding, he was intelligent. He didn't judge anyone by the color of their skin or by their background. He solely judged them on whether or not he thought they would give a fair verdict to his client. Whereas Ryan was a lair, an unfair, biased man who didn't care about anyone. He was rude and told lies as long as it meant winning. He didn't care that this innocent man, Rafshoon, would be sent to jail for life. Both Bernstein and Ryan eliminated members of the jury, but Ryan made those decisions based on race alone. But still Ryan knew his reasons and so did Bernstein and he knew just as well as Ryan that he was making unfair eliminations. The lawyers do not need a reason to eliminate a juror They can simply just ask them to leave. This chapter is mainly devoted to the jury selection process and how it is taken care