02630nam 2200601 450 991045851330332120200520144314.01-306-88957-X0-7391-3623-2(CKB)2550000001320094(EBL)1715621(OCoLC)881607263(SSID)ssj0001235011(PQKBManifestationID)12550917(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001235011(PQKBWorkID)11222755(PQKB)10284811(MiAaPQ)EBC1715621(Au-PeEL)EBL1715621(CaPaEBR)ebr10884394(CaONFJC)MIL620208(EXLCZ)99255000000132009420140704h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Supreme Court against the criminal jury social science and the palladium of liberty /John A. Murley and Sean D. SuttonLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Lexington Books,2014.©20141 online resource (141 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-3621-6 0-7391-3622-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; PREFACE; Chapter One: THE EMERGENCE OF THE CRIMINAL JURY AS A CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PROBLEM; Chapter Two: SIX V. TWELVE: THE COURT'S USE OF HISTORY; Chapter Three: "NO DISCERNIBLE DIFFERENCE"; Chapter Four: AUXILIARY PRECAUTIONS; Chapter Five: MAJORITY VERDICTS AND JURY NULLIFICATION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index; About the Authors<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury</span><span> 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. </span></span>JuryUnited StatesLaw and the social sciencesUnited StatesElectronic books.JuryLaw and the social sciences345.73/075Murley John A(John Albert),970395Sutton Sean D.1965-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458513303321The Supreme Court against the criminal jury2205619UNINA