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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 4 HINCKLEY continued from Page 1 aggravated robbery," Gehling said. "I don't know if the trial system is always fair, but I do believe that it tries to be fair and that there are systems in place to try to get to the right results." Gehling said listening to arguments all day and then deliberating for hours among her peers was draining. At the end of each day she went home feeling tired. Most of the jurors witnessed cases involving assault or robbery, but Porenta sat on a jury that decided the outcome of a murder trial. "I have [sat on a jury for a robbery trial] in the past and I didn't have the same emotional baggage afterwards," Porenta said. "[In a murder case] you hear from coroners and you get a lot more information and a lot more family involvement, so it's a lot more personal when there is a death involved. It's a totally different process that you go through when there is a life taken." Porenta said during her trial the jury was instructed to limit their contact to people outside of the trial. They could not discuss details of the case with family members or friends. The secretive environment of a trial encourages neutrality, as jurors cannot be swayed by outside coverage of a case or the opinions of people who are not directly involved with the proceedings. The only people allowed to influence the jury are the attorneys. "Your opening statement is supposed to be just the factual summary of what you expect the evidence will show, but we all use it as a way to taint the jury into our favor," Brass said. "There's argument that slips in every time." The closing argument is when the attorney really turns up the heat of persuasion, Brass said. They contort their rhetoric into the most advanta- Tuesday, April 17, 2012 geous explanation possible to influence the jury's perception of events. "It's the last chance you have to persuade a jury into seeing your point of view," he said. "It's sort of no holds barred. The prosecutors can say just about anything as long as its somewhat supported by the evidence or a reasonable inference that can be drawn from the evidence." After the lengthy dialogue, panel members made their own conclusions about the fairness of trials by jury. "Because the citizenry is involved in this and because we do speak to others, it becomes a part of the culture and it is an extremely fair sys- tern," Evans said. "And fairness in a legal system is necessary for social order." Porenta agreed, saying that the broad range of perspectives on a jury help to ensure that the facts are considered from every possible angle. "It's interesting to see how what you say can change somebody's mind so easily," said Ally Sharkey, a freshman in psychology. "And I think it is a fair system, because people who aren't as involved in politics and things like that kind of have a different view than the lawyers, so I think they will make a fair decision." t.gibb@ chronicle.utah.edu WOMEN continued from Page 1 by destiny entirely, and it's also not ioo percent determined by choice, a meatball may come by ... [as a new opportunity]," Nadkarni said. Suzanne Charlton, a team leader in Operational Disciplines at the Salt Lake City Chevron refinery, offered advice in support of Nadkarni's message. "Just work right now and think about what your next step will be," Charlton said, telling the audience that she never knew what was ahead of her on her pursuit to obtaining her career. "We're trying to get more wornen feeling like they can succeed in the field and not have to choose between a traditional family life and an academic career-driven lifestyle," said Drew DeHaan, from the College of Science who helped organize the lecture. 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