PSYCH 3CC3 Lecture Notes - O. J. Simpson Murder Case, Hung Jury, Daniel Berrigan
16 Dec 2013
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Jury selection mostly in the us. 1971 trial of herrisburg seven: group (phillip and daniel berrigan) charged by fbi with conspiring to kidnap henry kissinger, trial held in a very conservative city, sociology jay schulman helped defense in jury selection. Phone interviews tried to determine what people would be more favourable to defense/who should be rejected: result = hung jury with 10 for acquittal. Most jury selection is for civil trials (not criminal) ie. cases where lots of money is at stake. Discloses the questions jurors want asked in the discovery (then they can be included in defense) Identifies problems in the case early, so you will have time to fix them. Removes your blinders in time to see the finish line (indicates how jurors see the case) Arms your side for mediation prepare defense for eventual mediation. Provides a range of realistic damage values.
