Later he advised potential jurors to distract themselves from O. J. news by watching "The Simpsons" - "the TV show, I mean," he quipped - and listening to Howard Stern.

At a hearing this afternoon, Judge Ito said that sequestration was a "strong possibility" once testimony began, and he advised jurors to take care of pressing business over the Christmas break.

Judge Gesell said the report had "advised jurors that they would be excused from jury duty if they watched this," and said that such a move would "obstruct the fair picking of a jury in this case."

The witnesses called on the court system to provide clearer legal instructions, a shortening of the time grand jurors must serve, and independent legal advisers who instead of prosecutors can advise grand jurors.

In the case of Mr. Saldano, who is an Argentine national, Dr. Quijano advised jurors that the defendant could be considered more dangerous based on the fact that Hispanics were "over-represented" in prisons.

He advised jurors to use their common sense when deciding on a verdict.

Justice Charles H. Solomon strongly advised jurors not to speak with the news media.

Having experienced the frustration of spending months on trial without any result, I would recommend that the judiciary adopt a formal policy of advising potential jurors of the prospective length of any trial that might go beyond the ordinary period of jury service.