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Juror Comprehension And The Hard Case: Making Forensic Evidence Simpler, Mark Findlay
Juror Comprehension And The Hard Case: Making Forensic Evidence Simpler, Mark Findlay
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The complexity/comprehension nexus as it impacts on juror decision-making is addressed in the particular context of prosecution-led DNA evidence. Such evidence is for jurors the subject of pre-trial preconceptions, and is notoriously difficult to present and argue before a jury. The article looks at the comprehension of forensic evidence by jurors, a task qualified by the opinion of legal professionals whose responsibility it is to present and interpret such evidence in adversarial contexts.Jurors were surveyed post-verdict in trials where forensic evidence featured in circumstantial cases. These insights into comprehension were qualified by contesting views of legal professionals, and critical reflections …