Pretrial publicity frequently tends to predispose potential jurors to believe the defendant is guilty.One step that can be taken to minimize the effect of pretrial publicity on a jury is to .
A) select mostly males to serve on the jury,since men are less susceptible to the biasing effects of pretrial publicity
B) select mostly females to serve on the jury,since women are less susceptible to the biasing effects of pretrial publicity
C) ask all potential jurors if they can remain impartial despite the pretrial publicity
D) locate and seat only those jurors who have not been exposed to any pretrial publicity
E) give jurors reasons to be suspicious of why information was given to the press before the trial began
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