A majority of African Americans thought O.J.Simpson was innocent of the brutal murders in the early stages of the trial, while a majority of European Americans thought he was guilty.That emerging evidence and arguments during the year-long trial had little effect on what people believed at the end of the trial shows that

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The fact that the beliefs of the majority of African Americans and European Americans were divided shows that the jury makeup can sometimes decide the outcome of a trial, as in this case it appears that the racial divisions influenced the outcome. This is further supported by the fact that emerging evidence and arguments during the year-long trial had little effect on what people believed at the end of the trial. The other options, treating real trials like fictional trials and people not placing much confidence in DNA evidence or inadmissible evidence, are not strongly supported by the given information.

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