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Nullificatory Juries, David A. Hoffman, Kaimipono D. Wenger Oct 2003

Nullificatory Juries, David A. Hoffman, Kaimipono D. Wenger

David A Hoffman

In this Article, we argue that current debates on the legitimacy of punitive damages would benefit from a comparison with jury nullification in criminal trials. We discuss critiques of punitive damages and of jury nullification, noting the surprising similarities in the arguments scholars use to attack these (superficially) distinct outcomes of the jury guarantee. Not only are the criticisms alike, the institutions of punitive damages and jury nullification also turn out to have many similarities: both are, we suggest, examples of what we call "nullificatory juries." We discuss the features of such juries, and consider recent behavioral data relating to …


The Metamorphoses Of Reasonable Doubt: How Changes In The Burden Of Proof Have Weakened The Presumption Of Innocence, Steve Sheppard Jan 2003

The Metamorphoses Of Reasonable Doubt: How Changes In The Burden Of Proof Have Weakened The Presumption Of Innocence, Steve Sheppard

Steve Sheppard

The standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt is commonly thought to be an important benefit to the accused. The history of the standard is much more complex and demonstrates lesser commitments to the truth and to the defendant.

This article develops the history of the reasonable doubt instruction in the United States and its English antecedents. Examining the development of the instruction in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and its evolution through the nineteenth and twentieth, this history reveals the dual nature of the instruction. It both encapsulated a theory of knowledge and articulated a level of confidence in …


Detention Hearings, Tamar R. Birckhead, Wendy S. Wayne Jan 2000

Detention Hearings, Tamar R. Birckhead, Wendy S. Wayne

Tamar R Birckhead

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Bribery In Commerce - New Zealand, Frank X. Quin Mr Jan 1998

Bribery In Commerce - New Zealand, Frank X. Quin Mr

Frank X Quin

New Zealand's criminal law on bribery dates back nearly 100 years with virtually no attention to revision or reform over that period, reflecting (perhaps) the country's relatively corruption-free status. Yet there remains ambiguity on just what comes within the ambit of the criminal offences and, especially, what is meant by "corruptly".