The Supreme Court against the criminal jury : social science and the palladium of liberty

The Supreme Court against the criminal jury : social science and the palladium of liberty / John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton.

The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury critiques the Supreme Court's decisions to allow reduced jury sizes and less than unanimous jury verdicts to determine guilt. John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton challenges the Court's decisions by examining its incomplete understanding of the purp...

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Main Authors: Murley, John A. (John Albert) (Author), Sutton, Sean D., 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
Jury > United States.
Law and the social sciences > United States.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Jury
Law and the social sciences
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury critiques the Supreme Court's decisions to allow reduced jury sizes and less than unanimous jury verdicts to determine guilt. John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton challenges the Court's decisions by examining its incomplete understanding of the purpose of trial by jury and evaluating its use of inaccurate and unreliable studies as support for its decisions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 126 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122) and index.
ISBN:9780739136232
0739136232
130688957X
9781306889575
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

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