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Prosecutors can still question possible jurors about the “CSI effect,” the theory that jury members who have watched crime-based fictional television shows are less likely to convict without forensic ...

When forensic pathologists take the witness stand, Oregon District Attorney Justin Marquis begins by asking, "Do you run around in miniskirts with a gun in one hand and a microscope in the other?" The ...