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Gruesome photos may sway jurors – or make them swoon (access required)

By: Nora Tooher
Published: August 19, 2010

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Graphic injury photographs can increase a plaintiff’s chance of a favorable jury finding. But some photos can be so gruesome that jurors become angry at the plaintiff’s lawyer for displaying them.

The power of graphics: Part I (access required)

By: Ed Schwartz
Published: August 25, 2008

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With the steady parade of technological advances, the visual quality of courtroom exhibits has improved greatly over the past decade – but that doesn’t mean the persuasiveness of such exhibits has improved as well.

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