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The Supreme Court Against the Criminal Jury: Social Science and the Palladium of Liberty
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Sean D. Sutton and
John A. Murley
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Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication date
June 12, 2014
Pages
127
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780739136225
ISBN-10
0739136224
Dimensions
0.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Original list price
$34.99
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury: Social Science and the Palladium of Liberty is an analysis of the United States Supreme Court decisions in what has come to be called the âjury-sizeâ and âjury-decision ruleâ cases. In Williams v. Florida (1970) and Ballew v. Georgia (1978), a majority of the Supreme Court looked to history, empirical studies, and functional analysis to support its claim that there was âno discernible differenceâ between the verdicts of juries of six and juries of twelve. In the process the Court also decided that the number twelve was an historical accident and that the twelve-member jury was not an essential ingredient of trial by jury.
Two years later, the Court, following essentially the same line of reasoning used in Williams, decided in the companion cases Apodaca v. Oregon (1972) and Johnson v. Louisiana (1972) that defendants were as well served with juries that reached verdicts by a majority vote of 11-1,10-2 and 9-3 as they were with unanimous jury verdicts. In these cases the Supreme Court rejected the centuries old common law view that the unanimous jury verdict was an essential element of trial by jury. With these four decisions, the criminal jury as it had been known for more than six hundred years under the common law and the Constitution was in principle abandoned. We critique these decisions from the perspective of unreliable jury studies and the impact of these decision on jury nullification.
Two years later, the Court, following essentially the same line of reasoning used in Williams, decided in the companion cases Apodaca v. Oregon (1972) and Johnson v. Louisiana (1972) that defendants were as well served with juries that reached verdicts by a majority vote of 11-1,10-2 and 9-3 as they were with unanimous jury verdicts. In these cases the Supreme Court rejected the centuries old common law view that the unanimous jury verdict was an essential element of trial by jury. With these four decisions, the criminal jury as it had been known for more than six hundred years under the common law and the Constitution was in principle abandoned. We critique these decisions from the perspective of unreliable jury studies and the impact of these decision on jury nullification.
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With John A. Murley |
from Lexington Books (June 11, 2014)
9780739136218 | details & prices | 127 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $75.00
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With John A. Murley |
from Lexington Books (June 12, 2014)
9780739136225 | details & prices | 127 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $34.99
About: The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury: Social Science and the Palladium of Liberty is an analysis of the United States Supreme Court decisions in what has come to be called the âjury-sizeâ and âjury-decision ruleâ cases.
About: The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury: Social Science and the Palladium of Liberty is an analysis of the United States Supreme Court decisions in what has come to be called the âjury-sizeâ and âjury-decision ruleâ cases.
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