Argumentation and Advocacy · 1978 · 10 citations · 12 references
LawCriminologyProcedural LawExperimental DesignExperimental PsychologyJudicial ReviewBias ControlCourt TestimonyJury Decision-makingJury TrialWitness ExaminationWitness TestimonyBias In Witness TestimonyJuror BiasJury Decision DynamicsJury Perception Of TestimonyJury ReasoningUnanimous Verdicts
Two experiments produced evidence indicating that (1) simulated jurors instructed by a judge to disregard sensational inadmissible testimony do not appear to do so when rendering their verdicts; (2) an attorney's objection or judge's ruling on inadmissible testimony tends to “amplify” the influence of such information on jury verdicts and sentence recommendations.
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