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Direct linkOtto, Charles W.; Applegate, Brandon K.; Davis, Robin King – Crime & Delinquency, 2007
Previous research has demonstrated that judicial instructions on the law are not well understood by jurors tasked with applying the law to the facts of a case. The past research has also shown that jurors are often confused by the instructions used in the sentencing phase of a capital trial. The current research tested the effectiveness of a…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Court Litigation, Comprehension, Law Enforcement
