Explains how juries are selected and hear cases, traces the history of trial by jury, and looks at sample cases
The Wall Street Journal's legal editor offers a compelling portrait of the American jury system--and its decline--and outlines the steps needed for reform. Adler travels across America, interviewing judges, lawyers,...
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Verdict: The Jury System
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When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room.
First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Legal historian James Oldham assembles a mix of his signature essays and new work on the history of jury trial, tracing how trial by jury was transplanted to America and preserved in the Constitution.
Jury Selection in Civil and Criminal Trials
Drawing on extensive field research among federal prosecutors, the book represents “the first ethnographic study of US attorneys,” according to legal scholar Annelise Riles.
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