SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Legal Positivism, Restorative Justice, Doxa
16 Apr 2013
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Shadow jury technique used by lawyers in which they realize the jury often makes decision based on empathy and not evidence, since the lawyers are disputing conflicting views on the same matter. Shadow juries, are simulated juries which give their reaction to the lawyer this helps the lawyer know what evidence they should use for specific points. Peremptory challenge allows the lawyer on either side to eliminate a juror without any specific reason; the amount of jurors removed is limited to the case being heard. This lets jurors remove people who they feel will not be sympathetic to their side of the story. Goal is to weed out impartiality there is no restriction on how many can be made in a case as long as it is made on valid grounds. Charge bargaining: promise about the nature of charges being laid. Sentence bargaining: involves promises about the ultimate sentence that may be meted out by the court.
