To minimize the effects of inadmissible testimony, judges are best advised to:
A. immediately follow a trial by seeking a verbal pledge from each juror to ignore inadmissible evidence.
B. meet with jurors during their deliberations after the trial to ensure that inadmissible testimony is not influencing their judgments.
C. wait until jurors have heard the testimony before ruling it inadmissible, so jurors specifically know what they are to disregard.
D. videotape the testimony and cut out the inadmissible parts.
Answer: D
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