CT does the jury system well.
You are called for 1 day of duty. If you are not picked for a trial you may not be called for 3 years. At 5PM the evening before your jury date you call an automated system and may receive a message not to come in because they have enough people.
The basics ubiquitin describes are shown in a video to all prospective jurors before panels are sent to voir dire before judge and attorneys. No wasting time hearing it more than once if you are sent to be interviewed for more than one trial.
Jurors must follow the judges instructions as to the law when deliberating. It is not up to a juror to decide what the law means.
Lawyers are not exempt in CT. It is frustrating when you believe you understand the meaning of the law better than the judge. BUT remember the judge’s instructions to the jury is the result of a 3 way negotiation between the judge and the attorneys on both sides. It is not a juror’s place to override this.