What makes someone look guilty even if they are not?
Andy Soliman's Answer
Trial Advocacylos angeles, USA14 years experience
Andy Soliman's Answer
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What makes someone look guilty even if they're not?
This is a complicated question.
Everybody, everybody has personal biases.
It's from experiences, it's from traumas,
it's from whatever you want to call it.
There's all kinds of reasons people prejudge a situation
so that they think faster.
Think of it like if you're a computer and you have a website,
there are cookies in your website.
It loads the website faster.
It's like cookies in your brain.
So, with everything you do, the way you dress,
the way you speak, the way you move,
everything you do, the jury will judge you on it.
I'm not just talking about clients,
I'm talking about lawyers.
Look it, I'm like even loosening my tie
because I'm realizing that my tie is kind of crooked.
I'm worried you'll judge me on that.
The whole point of this question is really,
the answer should be everything you do
has to be in line with what your story is.
So, if you know what your story is,
if you know who you are in your story
or who your client is in your story,
everything they wear, they do, they say
should be in line with who they really are in the story
so that it aligns with the jury.
That's how jurors evaluate people.
Trial Advocacy Lawyer
los angeles, USA
