During court, when something happens and the judge tells the jury to ‘forget that’ or ‘not include that,’ if the jury heard it, how could I, as someone on the jury, possibly just ignore what I heard? Whether the evidence is admissible or not.

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    Keep in mind that statement is not allowed for a reason. Eg. One time a prosecutor implied that the defendant was in a gang because they were wearing a shirt with the color red. He wasn’t in a gang. If he was, the prosecutor would’ve had actual evidence. It’s literally just a manipulation tactic to try to get a conviction, and that’s why it was objected to.