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Preparing Your Witness: Do’S And Don’Ts, J. Palmer Lockard Ii
Preparing Your Witness: Do’S And Don’Ts, J. Palmer Lockard Ii
J. Palmer Lockard II
Ambiguity Aversion And The Criminal Process, Alex Stein, Uzi Segal
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 …