I hate to say it, but the O.J. case really soured a lot of people on the judicial system. They come in feeling they are being belittled and their time is wasted waiting for a trial to start. Allowing jurors to pose questions and discuss the case before deliberations makes good sense, Demoulin said. It's unnatural to expect jurors to spend weeks locked in a trial without addressing the main issue on their minds. Kourlis said the proposed changes reflect adult learning theory, which indicates people do not process information well when subjected only to lectures.
Adults learn better if they can ask questions.
Root argues that the juries will begin to jump to conclusions long before the case is completed. They are already in the process of decision making. But backers of the reforms note that many of them have already been successfully adopted in Arizona and California. I am not as concerned about holding on to rules that try to protect the jury from itself.