CRI365H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: O. J. Simpson Murder Case, British National Vegetation Classification, Eyewitness Testimony
8 Aug 2022
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In canada, used to follow widespread common law practice of having prosecution & defence challenge potential jurors for cause & peremptorily. Have gotten rid of peremptoris (as has england & wales) There are challenges for cause targetted individually bc counsel know something about individual juror but also circumstances when judge persuaded all potential jurors must be questioned about something (ex. In the us, questioning is elaborate but only simple in canada in part to stop the teams using elaborate demographic profiles to identify adverse jurors to eliminate w/ peremptories. In the us, jury screening technologies based on the discovery you can identify favourable & unfavourable groups in the area where the trial will occur, in relation to the issues at trial. Here, experiences & biographies of members of specific subcommunities in area lead to differing perceptions of the truth subjectification account of truth perception. Since first anti-war activist case have been considerable developments (all expensive)
