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Majority Verdicts

Majority Verdicts is a decision-making outcome in jury deliberations where the verdict is accepted based on agreement by more than half of the jurors, distinguishing it from unanimity or other consensus thresholds in collective legal judgment.

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2017–2026

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Publications

25

The decision processes of 6- and 12-person mock juries assigned unanimous and two-thirds majority rules.

James H. Davis, Norbert L. Kerr, Robert S. Atkin et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1975 · 213 citations

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Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt: Effects of concept definition and assigned decision rule on the judgments of mock jurors.

Norbert L. Kerr, Robert S. Atkin, Garold Stasser et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1976 · 181 citations

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Jury Verdicts: The Role of Group Size and Social Decision Rule.

Rita J. Simon, Michael J. Saks · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1978 · 79 citations

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Business on Trial: The Civil Jury and Corporate Responsibility

Jerry Van Hoy, Valerie P. Hans · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2002 · 74 citations

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Don't Try: Civil Jury Verdicts in a System Geared to Settlement

Samuel R. Gross, Kent D. Syverud · eYLS (Yale Law School) · 1996 · 68 citations · Full text

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Authors

54

  1. NL
    Norbert L. Kerr

    Michigan State University, United States

    3 publications · 410 citations

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  2. RS
    Robert S. Atkin

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    2 publications · 394 citations

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  3. RW
    Robert W. Holt

    Dartmouth College, United States

    2 publications · 394 citations

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  4. DM
    David Meek

    University of Alabama, United States

    2 publications · 394 citations

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  5. JH
    James H. Davis

    University of South Alabama, United States

    2 publications · 394 citations

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Institutions

24

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    85 citations

  2. Seattle University

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  3. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  4. Neurological Surgery

    Rockville Centre, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  5. Indiana State University

    Terre Haute, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  6. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    120 citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  8. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    2 publications · 394 citations

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  2. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 2 publications · 86 citations

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  3. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    2 publications · 153 citations

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  4. Philosophy and Rhetoric

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  5. Child Maltreatment

    1 publications · 39 citations

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