The Supreme Court against the criminal jury : social science and the palladium of liberty / / John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton
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| Autore: |
Murley John A (John Albert)
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| Titolo: |
The Supreme Court against the criminal jury : social science and the palladium of liberty / / John A. Murley and Sean D. Sutton
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (141 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 345.73/075 |
| Soggetto topico: | Jury - United States |
| Law and the social sciences - United States | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | SuttonSean D. <1965-> |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <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> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Supreme Court against the criminal jury |
| ISBN: | 1-306-88957-X |
| 0-7391-3623-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815797803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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