How the witnesses gained their knowledge is important because it helps the jury or/and judge figure out the whole story. Each witness has their own perspective on what happen and provide evidence that will help the jury figure out who's guilty/liable or not. Witnesses can see what happened, but it may look like a different thing to another witness in a different angle. Moreover, some witnesses are there on the scene earlier than another so they understand more than another witness who might miss interpreting the scene due to the …show more content…
This prevents them from making decisions based on what they saw someone do and not what they believe is right. Instead of basing their decisions on other court cases, they can make proper judgements on the current case and be open minded and not bias. Additionally, although various court cases are similar, there is always something different. So relying on a different case to make your decision will make the jury blind to the different facts presented. This will cause the jury to make wrong decisions even when the defendant or plaintiff proves their side. This shows that it is lawful for a judge to prevent the jury from being influenced by other