The Power of the Jury: Transforming Citizens Into Jurors

ISBN-13: 9781108483315 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Nancy S. Marder

Opis

Demonstrates how each stage of the jury process transforms citizens into responsible jurors.

Recenzje

'Professor Nancy S. Marder has written a meticulously researched, comprehensive, and powerful account of how the jury trial process transforms ordinary people into responsible jurors. This compelling book of citizen transformation forces us to rethink our traditional ideas about the jury trial process. A tour de force!' Valerie P. Hans, Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The summons and the setting: Beginning the transformation of citizens into jurors; 2. Voir Dire: Introducing jurors to the judge, their fellow jurors, and their role; 3. Peremptory challenges: A barrier that unnecessarily limits who can serve as jurors; 4. Jury instructions: Reinforcing group identity and making instructions accessible to jurors; 5. Jury deliberations: Performing the jury's main task with occasional assistance from the judge; 6. The post-verdict interview: How judges can help jurors in their transformation from jurors to engaged citizens; Conclusion.