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Justice Begins Before Trial: How To Nudge Inaccurate Pretrial Rulings Using Behavioral Law And Economic Theory And Uniform Commercial Laws, Michael Gentithes
Justice Begins Before Trial: How To Nudge Inaccurate Pretrial Rulings Using Behavioral Law And Economic Theory And Uniform Commercial Laws, Michael Gentithes
William & Mary Law Review
Injustice in criminal cases often takes root before trial begins. Overworked criminal judges must resolve difficult pretrial evidentiary issues that determine the charges the State will take to trial and the range of sentences the defendant will face. Wrong decisions on these issues often lead to wrongful convictions. As behavioral law and economic theory suggests, judges who are cognitively busy and receive little feedback on these topics from appellate courts rely upon intuition, rather than deliberative reasoning, to resolve these questions. This leads to inconsistent rulings, which prosecutors exploit to expand the scope of evidentiary exceptions that almost always disfavor …
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Controversial Defense For Veterans Of A Controversial War, Michael J. Davidson
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Controversial Defense For Veterans Of A Controversial War, Michael J. Davidson
William & Mary Law Review
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Mistrials In Courts-Martial: A Study Of The Evolution Of The Judicial Character Of The Military Judge, Paul E. Wilson
Mistrials In Courts-Martial: A Study Of The Evolution Of The Judicial Character Of The Military Judge, Paul E. Wilson
William & Mary Law Review
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