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Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Jurors’ Unanswered Questions, Shari Seidman Diamond, Mary R. Rose, Beth Murphy
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Jurors’ Unanswered Questions, Shari Seidman Diamond, Mary R. Rose, Beth Murphy
Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association
American courts have rediscovered what was familiar at common law. A majority of modern courts now sanction the practice of permitting jurors to submit questions during trial. A procedure that permits jurors to submit questions is consistent with the view that juror questions can promote juror understanding of the evidence and fits with other jury innovations, like note taking and written jury instructions, that aim at optimizing juror comprehension and recall. Nonetheless, the practice of permitting juror questions has not received unanimous endorsement and adoption. Even in jurisdictions that authorize juror questions during trial, the ultimate decision as to whether …
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Editor's Note
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Editor's Note
Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association
One of the challenges faced by a journal serving a specialized audience, like judges, is to balance general-interest articles with ones on a single topic. Some topics are of sufficient significance, though, that we will devote most or all of an issue of Court Review to that topic. When we do this, we work hard to find authors who are in the forefront of work in that area. For this issue on jury reform, we think you’ll be pleased with the result. The authors who have contributed to this issue are unquestionably among the top experts in the field.
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Recent Evaluative Research On Jury Trial Innovations, B. Michael Dunn, Valerie P. Hans
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Recent Evaluative Research On Jury Trial Innovations, B. Michael Dunn, Valerie P. Hans
Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and jury scholars have advocated the adoption of a variety of innovative trial procedures to assist jurors in trials. These include reforms as prosaic as allowing juror note taking and furnishing jurors with copies of written instructions, through more controversial changes, such as allowing jurors to ask questions of witnesses or permitting them to discuss the case together during breaks in the trial. Accounts of the nature and purpose of the innovations and the pace of change are found in this issue of Court Review1 and …
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - President's Column, Michael R. Mcadam
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - President's Column, Michael R. Mcadam
Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association
My travels this year have given me the opportunity to spread the word about the benefits of AJA membership. My message has been simple: Every judge needs to belong to a national judges’ organization that represents all judges, not just a narrow section or division of judges and not just a bar association with a small minority of judge members. Those kinds of organizations have a role to play, but they can’t speak beyond their narrow focus or with one voice. The AJA can do both.
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Recent Criminal Decisions Of The United States Supreme Court: The 2003-2004 Term, Charles H. Whitebread
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Recent Criminal Decisions Of The United States Supreme Court: The 2003-2004 Term, Charles H. Whitebread
Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association
The United States Supreme Court this term reasserted the rule of law in the context of the detainees in the war on terrorism. At the same time, this was a term of unanswered questions. The Court handed down several decisions that had far-reaching implications that were not addressed by the Court’s opinions. Two cases with the greatest practical input on the day-to-day administration of justice were criminal cases: Crawford v. Washington, concerning the admissibility of hearsay at criminal trials, and Blakely v. Washington, regarding the proper role of judges and juries in determining aggravating factors that justify harsher sentences. Each …
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Cover
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Cover
Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association
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Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Directory Of Officers And Board Of Governors, 2003-2004
Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Directory Of Officers And Board Of Governors, 2003-2004
Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association
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