In 1995, the Arizona Supreme Court reformed the jury trial process by allowing civil jurors to discuss the evidence presented during trial prior to their formal deliberations. This Article examines the theoretical, legal, and policy issues raised by this reform and presents the early results of a field experiment that tested the impact of trial discussions. Jurors, judges, attorneys, and litigants in civil jury trials in Arizona were questioned regarding their observations, experiences, and reactions during trial as well as what they perceived to be the benefits and drawback of juror discussions. The data revealed that the majority of judges and jurors support juror discussions during trial while attorneys and litigants are divided in their...
In reviewing debates and research evidence about jury trials for our book, American Juries: The Verd...
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and...
The increasing complexity of both criminal and civil jury trials raises a host of issues for lawyers...
In 1995, the Arizona Supreme Court reformed the jury trial process by allowing civil jurors to discu...
In 1995, the Arizona Supreme Court reformed the jury trial process by allowing civil jurors to discu...
A field experiment tested the effect of an Arizona civil jury reform that allows jurors to discuss e...
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and...
In many countries, lay people participate as decision makers in legal cases. Some countries include ...
The question of when and how jurors form opinions about evidence presented at trial has been the foc...
Little empirical evidence exists to suggest that jurors may develop negative perceptions of the cour...
In recent years, court dockets have become increasingly congested. The resulting delays place a grea...
The jury has undergone a dramatic transformation from its earliest incarnation when jurors acted as ...
The civil jury has been under attack in recent years for being unreliable and incompetent. Consideri...
THE jury method of trial has long been a popular subject of legal and lay controversy. Ever increasi...
A qualitative paradigm was used to study 58 jurors from six civil jury trials involving a corporate ...
In reviewing debates and research evidence about jury trials for our book, American Juries: The Verd...
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and...
The increasing complexity of both criminal and civil jury trials raises a host of issues for lawyers...
In 1995, the Arizona Supreme Court reformed the jury trial process by allowing civil jurors to discu...
In 1995, the Arizona Supreme Court reformed the jury trial process by allowing civil jurors to discu...
A field experiment tested the effect of an Arizona civil jury reform that allows jurors to discuss e...
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and...
In many countries, lay people participate as decision makers in legal cases. Some countries include ...
The question of when and how jurors form opinions about evidence presented at trial has been the foc...
Little empirical evidence exists to suggest that jurors may develop negative perceptions of the cour...
In recent years, court dockets have become increasingly congested. The resulting delays place a grea...
The jury has undergone a dramatic transformation from its earliest incarnation when jurors acted as ...
The civil jury has been under attack in recent years for being unreliable and incompetent. Consideri...
THE jury method of trial has long been a popular subject of legal and lay controversy. Ever increasi...
A qualitative paradigm was used to study 58 jurors from six civil jury trials involving a corporate ...
In reviewing debates and research evidence about jury trials for our book, American Juries: The Verd...
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and...
The increasing complexity of both criminal and civil jury trials raises a host of issues for lawyers...