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Evidence

2006

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Preparing Your Witness: Do’S And Don’Ts, J. Palmer Lockard Ii Dec 2005

Preparing Your Witness: Do’S And Don’Ts, J. Palmer Lockard Ii

J. Palmer Lockard II

Effective witness preparation begins when you find the best witnesses for your case. No matter how well you prepare your witnesses, if other witnesses could have presented more compelling testimony, you have not done your best.

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Ambiguity Aversion And The Criminal Process, Alex Stein, Uzi Segal Dec 2005

Ambiguity Aversion And The Criminal Process, Alex Stein, Uzi Segal

Alex Stein

Ambiguity aversion is a person's rational attitude towards probability's indeterminacy. When a person is averse towards such ambiguities, he increases the probability of the unfavorable outcome to reflect that fear. This observation is particularly true about a criminal defendant who faces a jury trial. Neither the defendant nor the prosecution knows whether the jury will convict the defendant. Their best estimation relies on a highly generalized probability that attaches to a broad category of similar cases. The prosecution, as a repeat player, is predominantly interested in the conviction rate that it achieves over a long series of cases. It therefore …

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