Decision-Making in the Dark: How Pre-Trial Errors Change the Narrative in Criminal Jury Trials

The jury trial plays a critical constitutional and institutional role in American jurisprudence. Jury service is, technically, the only constitutional requirement demanded of our citizens and, as such, places an important responsibility on those chosen to serve on any jury, especially within the cri...

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Autor principal: MacKillop, Kara (Autor)
Otros Autores: Vidmar, Neil
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En:Año: 2015
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