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Originally Posted by afv011
Exactly. He strikes me as a very arrogant person, presuming to know the law better than lawyers/judges, and assuming the role of leader in deliberations, misleading the jury into thinking that prior art didn't apply because "it does not run on the same hardware". I do not presume to know whether this is basis for mistrial, but it's certainly wrong.
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In the US, jurors aren't required to know the law or even act in accordance with it. The jurors are above the law since they don't have to state their reasons for their verdicts. The jury selection phase often takes longer than the entire trial because it may be the most important part.