Spoiler Alert.
It is not at all clear how someone can fix a jury in downtown Los Angeles with a juror using a phony identity being paid off before jury selection even begins. In the downtown criminal courts building, there are numerous jury trials going on the same day, so the fictional juror #7 who has been bribed has little chance of knowing if he will be called at all, and, if called to the courtroom in which the trial is proceeding, whether he will be questioned, and, if questioned, whether he will be challenged.
In Runaway Jury, Grisham makes a far better case for how a juror with an agenda can sneak in, and, of course, notes that the plan failed in several prior attempts.
The last time I was called for jury duty downtown, I was called in for 9 days, and at no point was I ever even assigned to a courtroom.
I've served on three criminal juries; I've been called for jury duty about ten times. And I've tried about a dozen jury trials, including two federal criminal trials.
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