WTF is wrong with that Dunn jury?

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152. So you're saying a jury would see "pre-trial motions,

depositions, conferences with the judges, etc."? That's odd. Why would a jury see "a pre-trial motion?" How would that even be possible, since "pre-trial motions" by definition happen before the trial, presumably before the jury is even seated? Same thing with conferences with the judge. You're saying that juries get to convene in judges' chambers during conferences with attorneys?

I've attended a number of trials, criminal and civil, and I've never heard a judge run down the "pre-trial" motions for the jury, nor have I ever seen a jury invited into judicial chambers to hear a "conference" with a judge. Even in the courtroom, what I've seen is a judge ask attorneys to "approach the bench" so they can confer without the jury hearing.

If a trial is being broadcast on TV or live-streamed, it would seem to me virtual spectators would hear and see pretty much everything a jury does, with the exception of being able personally to handle physical evidence.

I thought the whole point of "pre-trial motions" was to get a ruling on whether or not certain evidence or lines of argument can be presented to a jury. Wouldn't it defeat the whole purpose of a "pre-trial" motion and ruling, to allow a jury access to the particulars?