Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-12-01 | Page 4 | Can a Jury be Too Intelligent?

CAN A JURY BE TOO INTELLIGENT One of the lawyers in a recent case of some Importance Importance Im Im- Im of Salt Lake Lalie has expressed the opinion that ma maybe be a Jury can be too Intelligent 1 I That Thai ThatIs Is something of a reflection on the acumen of the attorney Intelligent juries jUlies respond to the handling of or Intelligent attorneys They can be too intelligent for unintelligent counsel But Bul no jur Jury can cau be too Intelligent It if the lawyers in tho the case arc are intelligent enough There is an excellent illustration of this point In the story called Right of or Way Vay A Canadian lawyer takes a case which he knows is bad He is true to his oath responsive to the principle that It Isn't for him to say his client is guilty until after the jury has bas decided But he knows his case He HeIs HeIs Heis Is an Intelligent Jaw lawyer er And the thing that will tell against his client he be avoids The things which tend to help belp his client he be dwells upon He directs his case so w that his client is protected from Crom the at at- tacks lacks of the prosecutions prosecution's lawyers He Is as big Intellectually as the jur jury And he be clears This his man Lawyers of or defective e mentality of course n need ed Juries of that kind Law Lawyers ers ers of ot big mind cant can't get sot too intellectual a jur Jury