Instructions, Verdicts, and Judicial Behavior

by Robert M. Krivoshey (Editor)

Overview

First Published in 1994. Volume 4 in the 4-volume anthology of scholarly articles titled Readings in Trial Advocacy and the Social Sciences; a series seeking to increase our understanding of courtroom dynamics. This fourth volume consists of six jury instructions, six verdicts and two articles on judicial behaviour. These collection raises issues ranging from ability of jurors to understand judicial instructions to the ability of attorneys to predict the outcome of pending litigation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815314226
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/1993
Series:	Readings in Trial Advocacy A/T Soc Sci , #4
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Series Introduction, Volume Introduction, On the Requirements of Proof: The Timing of Judicial Instruction and Mock Juror Verdicts, Toward Criminal Jury Instructions that Jurors Can Understand, On the Inefficacy of Limiting Instructions: When Jurors Use Prior Conviction Evidence to Decide on Guilt, Guidelines for Drafting Understandable Jury Instructions: An Introduction to the Use of Psycholinguistics, Effect of Particularized Instructions on Evaluation of Eyewitness Identification Evidence, Do Jurors Understand Criminal Jury Instructions? Analyzing the Results of the Michigan Juror Comprehension Project, A Comparison of Verdicts Obtained in Severed and Joined Criminal Trials, The Effects of Consensus Requirements and Multiple Decisions on Mock Juror Verdict Preferences, Biases in Trials Involving Defendants Charged with Multiple Offenses, Runaway Verdicts or Reasoned Determinations: Mock Juror Strategies in Awarding Damages, Lawyers’ Predictions of Success, Determining Damages: The Influence of Expert Testimony on Jurors’ Decision Making, Judges’ Nonverbal Behavior in Jury Trials: A Threat to Judicial Impartiality, The Appearance of Justice: Judges’ Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior in Criminal Jury Trials, Acknowledgments