One of the things that we should be thankful to Rachel Palmer for (as well as the Lykos Administration for not firing or demoting her) is the gift of a very strong and effective way to voir dire potential jurors on the issue of the 5th Amendment.
For instance, you could pose the questions as follows:
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: There could be a lot of reasons that my client does not take the stand during this Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child case. What are some of the reasons?
JUROR # 1: His attorney told him not to?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR # 2: He's a bad speaker?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR # 3: He would really screw up on the stand if faced with cross-examination?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR #4: He has a lot of prior convictions and doesn't want to talk about them?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR # 5: He's guilty as hell?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR #6: Wait a second, if your client didn't do anything wrong and has nothing to hide, why wouldn't he WANT to take the stand and clear all of this up for us?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Why don't you ask Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
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