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Sense And Non-Sense: Jury Trial Communication, Robert F. Forsten

BYU Law Review

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Juror Perceptions Of Trial Testimony As A Function Of The Method Of Presentation: A Comparison Of Live, Color Video, Black-And-White Video, Audio, And Transcript Presentations, Gerald R. Williams, Larry C. Farmer, Rex E. Lee, Bert P. Cundick, Robert J. Howell, C. Keith Rooker

BYU Law Review

Summary of Contents

I. Introduction

A. Uses of videotape in the litigation process

1. Prelitigation videotape uses

2. Videotaped depositions

3. Electronic trial records

4. Electronic presentation of evidence

B. A review of the research literature

II. The Research Design: Rationale and Description

A. The need to assess the impact of videotape in the litigation process

B. The live trial as a standard of comparison

C. Description of the research design

1. The stimulus trial

2. The trial participants

3. The physical setting

4. A description of the different trial procedures

5. The questionnaire

III. Research Results

A. Juror perceptions …

The Effects Of Videotape Testimony In Jury Trials: Studies On Juror Decision Making, Information Retention, And Emotional Arousal, Gerald R. Miller, David C. Bender, Frank Boster, B. Thomas Florence, Norman Fontes, John Hocking, Henry Nicholson

BYU Law Review

Summary of Contents

I. Introduction: The Nature of the Research

II. Group I : The Nugent u. Clark Studies

A. Background

1. Selecting the stimulus trial

2. Editing the transcript

3. Preparing the trial

a. Casting

b. Equipment

B. Nugent u. Clark Study

1 : live v. videotape trials 1. Questions examined

2. Procedures

a. The live presentation

b. The videotape presentation

c. The questionnaire

3. Results and discussion

a. Negligence verdicts and mean awards

b. Juror perception of attorney credibility

c. Juror information retention

d. Juror interest and motivation

4. Conclusions from Study 1

C. Nugent u. Clark Study …