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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Murley, John A. (John Albert) (Autor), Sutton, Sean D., 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]
Temas:
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
Jury > United States.
Law and the social sciences > United States.
Droit et sciences sociales > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Jury
Law and the social sciences
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 126 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122) and index.
ISBN:9780739136232
0739136232
130688957X
9781306889575

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