CRM/LAW C105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Redirect Examination, Mathematical Model
14 Mar 2016
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Prosecution presents case (defense cross exam: redirect examination- gets to ask additional questions. Defense can ask judge to declare not guilty verdict if the evidence can"t prove (dismiss the charges: almost never successful. Deliberation: jury discusses what the outcome of the trial should be. Jurors remember more when they have structure: people think in schemas- cognitive ways that we organize the world, the story model. Story construction- during trial, active, make sense of trial info. Verdict representation- end of trial during judges instructions (although jurors may have prior ideas), when jurors learn about decision alternatives. Story classification- final stage, when jurors determine best match between the accepted story"s features and verdict categories. Similar to coherence-based reasoning: cognitive mechanism that allows people to make sense of complex stories: mathematical model. Jurors come into the trial with some belief that the defendant committed the crime (should be close to 0) After evidence is shown then beliefs jump up to 90%
