I doubt that you will find any hard facts on these types of questions as the hard facts that everyone wants to know about are not the problem. For instance you have punisher grips on your gun and during the trial the gun in put into evidence. In summation and closing arguments the DA points out the grips that are on your gun to the jury. He doesn't have to make any declaration about them other than just making sure that the jury sees them and is aware of them. He doesn't have to make any comments during the trial about them just point out the decorations on the grips and let the jury take it from there. Since one of the last things the jury will be reminded of when they head to deliberations is the defendant was carrying around a BIG .45 caliber gun with evil looking grips, "Just looking for trouble". Or at least that is the impression that the jury is going to take with them whether or not a word is said about the grips in the trial. That is where the problem is and believe me I have been on enough juries to know something as small as that can play a big role in their decision.
For example I saw an attorney base at least half of the defense during a DUI trial on how neat the signature on the breathalyzer printout by the defendant was. Nothing was said during the trial about it but when closing arguments came it was sure pointed out. On a personal note that if I ever need a criminal attorney he is the one I want. Actually the signature wasn't anything special but a few of the members of the jury thought it was. :biggrin:
