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Jury =…

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“tiers of fact”

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6th amendment

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Public trial by an impartial jury

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7th amendment

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Civil lawsuits

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U.S. = __% of all jury trials in the world

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90%

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Bench trial do not involve what?

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A judge

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Criminal involves p__________ and g_____

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prosecution and guilt

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Civil involved p________ and d______

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plaintiff and damages

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History: trial by ordeal

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how they reacted
Was ‘evidence’ of God’s pleasure or displeasure and that was taken as the verdict

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History: trial by combat

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declined in popularity because the Church withdrew the priests as referees

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Trial by Jury: Origins

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Juries were originally self-informing
They were the witnesses and did their own investigation
Only later did juries become an impartial body

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Modern Juries - Venire

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“to make appear”
Prospective jurors summoned
“Pool” of qualified persons

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Who is considered a qualified person for a trial jury

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English speaking, 19 ad over, no felonies, resident, etc.

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Modern Juries - Voire dire

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“speak the truth”
Questioning by lawyers, judge in court
Jury “selection” (actually eliminating jurors)

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Voire dire - adversairal

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attempt to create favorable bias

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What are the types of challenges lawyers can make in Voire dire?

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For cause - obvious reason why someone has conflict of interest or bias
Peremptory - “at my will/at my please” –> can challenge someone without needing to explain why

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How many peremptory challenges can lawyers make?

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Between 3 and 25
More for defense than prosecution

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What are limits on challenges in Voire dire?

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Can’t intentionally exclude on basis of race, gender, religion, income (cognizable groups)
Don’t want to deem intentionally discriminatory (illegal)

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What is scientific jury selection?

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Prediction of verdicts, based on:
Attitudes
Personality
Demographics

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What are sources of information for scientific jury selection?

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o Answers to voir dire questions, jury questionnaires
o Behavior during voir dire (Expressions, gestures)
o Observable traits (gender, age, health, dress, etc.)
o Social media, online data

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scientific jury selection - Harrisburg Seven case (1972)

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Trial of Vietnam war protesters
Tried in Harrisburg because polls showed 80% rate of conviction
Defense psychologists surveyed 840 residents: correlated demographic with attitudes
Government tried to have trial moved to different location
Outcome: hung jury, no re-trial
Phillip Berrigan

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General Attitudes: Juror Bias Scale
What does it measure?
What kind of bias can be evaluated from this?

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Measures pre-existing attitudes about:
Probability of commission
Reasonable doubt
Pro-posecution bias OR pro-defense bias (criminal)

22
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Who created the Juror Bias Scale?

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Saul Kassin

23
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What are the vote to convict based on JBS scores?
Pro-defense score: __%
Pro-prosecution score:__%

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Pro-defense score: 52%
Pro-prosecution score: 81%

24
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What are stealth jurors?

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Jurors who may hide biases during voir dire
Alterior motives

25
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What is a major issue with stealth jurors?

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“death qualification” –> ask every juror, could you find it in yourselves to vote for the death penalty?

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What evidence influences jury?

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o Confessions
o Eyewitnesses (confidence, number)
o Expert testimony
o Physical (medical, DNA, ballistics, trace evidence, etc.)

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What forms of research is conducted on juries?

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 Actual trial records
 Post-trial interviews
 Mock juries
 Shadow juries –> specifically constructed to mirror a real-world jury

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What is the CSI effect?

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jurors expect great forensic evidence in the trial, and if they don’t, they think something is wrong

29
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How is evidence processed? (3)

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Story model
Simulation heuristic
Inadmissible evidence

30
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How is evidence processed - simulation heuristic

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Jurors more likely to believe argument if the can easily imagine it (mentally simulate events)

31
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Pre-Trial Publicity is often…

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based on press releases, information from police, DA
Contains information not admissible in court

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What is an issue with pre-trial publicity?

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Source monitoring errors - “Sleeper effect”

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What is the “sleeper effect”

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We don’t remember where we learnt the information from

34
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Exposure can bias jurors towards presumption of _____

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guilt

35
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Do we recognize or admit our bias?

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No
People who believe there’s “a lot of evidence against” a defendant before trial are more likely claim they can be “impartial” and “fair”

36
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What can be done with issue of pre-trial publicity? (5)

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Gag order (participants, media)
Change of venue
Attempt to remove biased jurors in voir dire
Delay of trial –> waiting for hype to calm down
Survey research for attitudes

37
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Defendant behavior
__% of jurors report reacting to defendant’s ________ (facial expressions, body language, eye contact, etc.)

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70%
demeanor

38
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What case is are 2 examples of defendant’s behavior

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Scott Peterson (2002)
Nikolas Cruz sentencing (no eye contact)

39
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“Extralegal” Evidence

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Not supposed to be part of the trial, not something the jury should be paying attention

40
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Appearance
“_________” evidence
USSC: 1st Amendment right to control own appearance, unless…
Ex:

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“Character” evidence
USSC: 1st Amendment right to control own appearance, unless goals is to deceive jury
Ex: prison jumpsuit, tattoos, nonprescription eyeglasses

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Attractive defendants are less likely to…

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be thought guilty, given lower bail or fines shorter sentences
EXCEPT if perceived to be using attractiveness for illegal gain or manipulation

42
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Group conformity
Initial vote: __%
__% of juries begin with big majority eventually end with that verdict

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30%
90%

43
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Group conformity - unanimous:
Ex:

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1 person can deadlock/hang (6% of trials)

Ex: The “Allen charge” –> charged with murdering 18y/o –> jury couldn’t come up with unanimous verdict after 3 attempts

44
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With a majority, a hung jury is less likely but…

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shorter deliberations
Jurors report less satisfaction

45
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Civil cases: torts

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Wronged person (plaintiff) sues for damages

46
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Damages in civil cases include:

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o Physical harm
o Economic harm
o Mental/emotional harm (“pain & suffering”)

47
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What are the 2 different types of damages in civil cases:

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Compensatory damages
Punitive damages

48
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Civil Cases: Torts - Example

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OJ Simpson, wrongful death

49
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Civil cases: damages are based on:

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Intent
Degree of Responsibility (can be a percentage)

50
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What is assumption of risk?

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You take on some of the responsibility because you knew there was a hazard

51
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Tort Reform - “Litigation explosion” case example

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Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants (1994)
Award of $2.9 million dollars

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