Jury admonitions may be used to
A)question potential jurors to determine whether they have been prejudiced by news coverage.
B)delay a trial until prejudicial publicity has died down.
C)instruct jurors not to read or listen to media accounts of a case.
D)confine jurors to a monitored place for the duration of the trial,so they will not be exposed to media publicity.

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Jury admonitions are instructions given by the judge to the jurors regarding their behavior outside of the courtroom during a trial. This includes instructing jurors not to read, watch or listen to any media accounts of the case, as such media coverage may be biased or inaccurate and could influence the juror's decision. The other choices are not accurate descriptions of what jury admonitions are typically used for.

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