During the early stages of both of his trials,a majority of African Americans thought O.J.Simpson was innocent of the brutal murders of his wife and her friend,while a majority of European Americans thought he was guilty.Emerging evidence and arguments during the year-long trial had little effect on what people believed at the end of the trial with Simpson being acquitted in the criminal trial and found guilty in the civil trial.These two cases illustrate that
A) the outcomes of real trials are very similar to the results seen in fictional TV trials.
B) people do not place much confidence in DNA evidence or in inadmissible evidence.
C) jury selection and its make-up can sometimes decide the outcome of a trial.
D) all of these statements are true.
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