An indictment and a jury trial but no conviction?

[Genki Hikari]

50. Yes, they can tell who will or won't be vulnerable

If you're being considered for a high-profile case, you will be required to fill out a juror questionnaire asking for your name, age, education level and where you work (if you do). You also certify on that form that you are QUALIFIED to be on the jury. It's the usual stuff about being 18+ and a resident of the jurisdiction where the trial is held, but it will also include requirements that you be of good moral character and that you have no misdemeanor or felony indictments or convictions on your record.

With that questionnaire in hand, most attorneys will run a background check on you to verify that you told the truth about those things. If they find anything hinky they don't like that indicates you would be vulnerable to blackmail or bribery, they will have you off that jury in a heartbeat.

As for "seasoned and experienced" attorneys, the bouffant bozo hasn't had a decent one of those in over a decade now. Attorneys he could call upon who were once good at the job have lost their minds--the Kraken cow, Ghouliani, etc. They have let their MAGA stupidity rot even their legal know-how.