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#Murder and 3DS

    14-Mar-93 23:14:45
Sb: #Murder and 3DS
Fm: alec jason 71137,2632
To: Yost Group 76702,413
Gary, To keep you updated: The Hood murder trial in Southern California in which animation (3DS, of course) was used by BOTH the prosecution and defense ended with a hung jury after SIX WEEKS of deliberations. (The trial itself went over two months.) I assume the prosecution will re-file and a new trial will be held. I guess one way you could look at this is to assume that both the prosecution's and my defense animation were so powerful that they served to paralyze the jurors into mental stagnation and hence an inability to make a decision. (Just a joke, folks). Actually, I am working with some serious researchers who will be interviewing the jurors on their reactions to the animation and the role it played in their personal decisions. We will also be doing some other psychological research into the effects of forensic animation. Alec Jason