Reports by the Juries

Reports by the Juries
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1008
Release: 1852
Genre: Great Exhibition
ISBN:

American Juries

American Juries
Author: Neil Vidmar
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2009-09-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1615929878

This monumental and comprehensive volume reviews more than 50 years of empirical research on civil and criminal juries and returns a verdict that strongly supports the jury system.

Race and the Jury

Race and the Jury
Author: Hiroshi Fukurai
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1489911278

In this timely volume, the authors provide a penetrating analysis of the institutional mechanisms perpetuating the related problems of minorities' disenfranchisement and their underrepresentation on juries.

Jury Nullification

Jury Nullification
Author: Clay S. Conrad
Publisher: Cato Institute
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1939709016

The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent c

You're the Jury

You're the Jury
Author: Norbert Ehrenfreund
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1992-07-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780805019513

In the American judicial system, jurors hold an awesome responsibility. They have the power to grant millions of dollars in damages, to declare someone guilty or not guilty of a crime, and, in some states, to decide if another human being should live or die. The twelve real-life court cases presented here not only offer students a fascinating inside look at the court system, they give them the opportunity to step into the jury box and experience American justice in action. All the key factors of jury trials are discussed: expert witnesses, the allowance of certain kinds of evidence, claims of diminished capacity, and much more. Each case is followed by a series of interactive questions that test readers’ knowledge of the issues involved. And at the end of each chapter students will find out how the real jury decided—and why. As entertaining as it is educational, You’re the Jury offers a hands-on introduction to a unique aspect of the American legal system. Norbert Ehrenfreund has served as a judge for seventeen years in the Superior Court of California. Lawrence Treat is a founder and former president of the Mystery Writers of America, a three-time Edgar Allan Poe Award winner, and the author of the highly successful Crime and Puzzlement series.