Supreme Court Against the Criminal Jury - Social Science and the Palladium of Liberty

Informationen zum Autor By John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton Klappentext The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury critiques the Supreme Court's decisions to allow reduced jury sizes and less than unanimous jury verdicts to determine guilt. John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton challenges the Court's decisions by examining its incomplete understanding of the purpose of trial by jury and evaluating its use of inaccurate and unreliable studies as support for its decisions. Zusammenfassung The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury critiques the Supreme Court's decisions to allow reduced jury sizes and less than unanimous jury verdicts to determine guilt. John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton challenges the Court's decisions by examining its incomplete understanding of the purpose of trial by jury and evaluating its use of inaccurate and unreliable studies as support for its decisions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Emergence of the Criminal Jury as a Contemporary Political ProblemChapter 2: Six v. Twelve: The Court's Use of HistoryChapter 3: "No Discernible Difference":  On the Court's Use of Social ScienceChapter 4: Auxiliary Precautions:  Unanimous Jury Verdicts v. Majority Jury VerdictsChapter 5: Majority Verdict and Jury Nullification

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• Authors: John A. Murley, John A. Sutton Murley, Murley John A., Sean D. Sutton
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.06.2014
• EAN: 9780739136225
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-3622-5
• No. of pages: 140
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Courts, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, LAW / Trial Practice, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures