The American jury system / Randolph N. Jonakait.
2003
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The American jury system / Randolph N. Jonakait.
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New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2003]
Copyright
©2003
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xxv, 346 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
Contemporary law series.
Formatted Contents Note
Overview
Checking abuses of power
Hammering out facts
Juries and community values
Abide the issue
Jury size and jury performance
Unanimity and hung juries
The vicinage
The most diverse of our democratic bodies
Challenges for cause
Preemptory challenges
"Scientific" jury selection
The adversary system
Presentation of evidence
Instructions
Jury verdicts and the primacy of evidence
Jury trials of complex cases
Jury nullification
The finality of verdicts
Reform.
Checking abuses of power
Hammering out facts
Juries and community values
Abide the issue
Jury size and jury performance
Unanimity and hung juries
The vicinage
The most diverse of our democratic bodies
Challenges for cause
Preemptory challenges
"Scientific" jury selection
The adversary system
Presentation of evidence
Instructions
Jury verdicts and the primacy of evidence
Jury trials of complex cases
Jury nullification
The finality of verdicts
Reform.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-330) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0300093950 C alkaline paper
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