Ohio Jury Reality TV

A documentary series called "In the Jury Room" produced by ABC News will take viewers into the jury deliberations of an Ohio court room. The participants in the case, in Judge McDonnell's court in Cuyahoga County, agreed to the ABC News crew filming the proceedings, although at least one of the attorneys was withholding judgment on the success of the endeavor. The case resulted in the jury recommending a life sentence without parole rather than the death penalty.

The focus on juries coincides with some policy efforts at the American Bar Association (ABA), where a recent poll conducted by the organization found that most people preferred jury trials and wanted to serve on juries.