Can photographs of police officers with American flag in the background influence the jury in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Taeotui, D054491, No. SCN222540 (Cal. App. 2010):
prejudicial. There was no reasonable likelihood that the photographs of officers with the American flag in the background influenced the jury, which had been instructed not to be swayed by bias, sympathy, prejudice or public opinion.20 We presume jurors understand and follow the court's instructions. (People v. Holt (1997) 15 Cal.4th 619, 662.)
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