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Bargaining Inside The Black Box, Allison Orr Larsen
Bargaining Inside The Black Box, Allison Orr Larsen
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When jurors are presented with a menu of criminal verdict options and they cannot reach a consensus among them, what should they do? Available evidence suggests they are prone to compromise—that is, jurors will negotiate with each other and settle on a verdict in the middle, often on a lesser-included offense. The suggestion that jurors compromise is not new; it is supported by empirical evidence, well-accepted by courts and commentators, and unsurprising given the pressure jurors feel to reach agreement and the different individual views they likely hold. There are, however, some who say intrajury negotiation represents a failure of …
An Inestimable Safeguard Gives Way To Practicality: Eliminating The Juror Who ""Refuses To Deliberate" Under Federal Rule Of Criminal Procedure 23(B)(3), Jeffrey Bellin
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Rendition Of Final Judgments By Trial Courts On Motions For Judgment Notwhithstanding The Verdict And On Motions For A New Trial, Arthur W. Phelps
Rendition Of Final Judgments By Trial Courts On Motions For Judgment Notwhithstanding The Verdict And On Motions For A New Trial, Arthur W. Phelps
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