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In preparation for the trial, the tiresome jury selection process took place, each side hotly contesting and dismissing potential jurors.

One prospective juror, Dan, was called for his question session.

He was asked, “Are you a property owner?”

Dan replied, “Yes, I am, Your Honur.”

Then he was asked, “Married or single?”

Dan responded, “Married for twenty years, Your Honour.”

Then the judge asked, “Have you formed or expressed an opinion?”

Dan stated with certainty, “Not in the past twenty years, Your Honour.”