Why does pretrial publicity tend to produce a bias against defendants?
A) because people assume that defendants are guilty until proven innocent
B) because information in news reports usually comes from police or the Crown prosecutor's office
C) because most people charged with crimes really are guilty
D) because the publicity makes the defendant seem more familiar,thus resulting in a familiarity induced bias
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