Showing posts with label jurors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jurors. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Bigfoot and jurors

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One of my guilty pleasures is watching Finding Bigfoot on Sunday nights. If you haven't seen the show it's about four bigfoot "...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Roger and me

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Whenever a jury is picked for a case the judge will admonish the panelists that their decision is to be made based solely on the evidence pr...
Friday, March 8, 2013

Anyone interested in testifying?

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All I can say is "Thank God for New York." Texas may be known as the Killing Fields for the number of inmates we murder year in an...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Poor, petty, pitiful you

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I witnessed something this past week that seemed more appropriate for a smoke-filled back room than a PTA meeting. It's been written her...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

School's in session

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There are many ways to poison a jury pool. Prosecutors can tweet the names of people arrested for DWI or post their photos on Facebook. Pr...
Monday, November 7, 2011

A master and his craft

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The other day I was stuck in the Harris County Criminal (In)justice Center a bit longer than anticipated. There was a trial going on in the ...
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Friday, October 21, 2011

Some more jury math

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This past week I tried a DWI case in Harris County (that ended in an acquittal) and we used a series of scaled questions to obtain informati...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Peeing in the pool

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"Well I just can't believe you bunch of ignoramuses just voted to find that piece of shit defendant not guilty! Would y'all hav...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Googling our brains

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A new study indicates that the internet has changed the way we remember things. It appears that if we know we can access the information on...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Today on candid camera...

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I guess sometimes the ol' eyes in the sky work to the benefit of the folks getting arrested. Angela Horton, who was relieved of her ...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Juror sentenced for using Facebook during trial

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Joanne Fraill of Manchester, England (probably a Man U. fan), found out the hard way that Facebook and jury duty don't mix well . On T...
Thursday, April 14, 2011

The hidden agenda

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How anyone can think it is appropriate in any way shape or form for counties to place displays in front of their courthouses for crime victi...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Not a good week to be on trial in Montgomery County

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By proclamation of our dear leader, the fair-haired one, Governor Rick Perry, the week of April 10-16, 2011 is " The Defendant's No...
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

What is reasonable doubt?

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Why is it necessary for a jury to be unanimous in order for a defendant to be acquitted? If "we are asking jurors to decide a person...

My daughter the juror

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I think my seven-year-old daughter would make an ideal juror in a criminal case. The other day we were driving to the park and came to an ...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Does social media threaten the jury system?

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The top judge in England and Wales, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge (I'm not making this up) has added his voice to those concerned a...
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Thin slicing and jury selection

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Chocolate covered bacon. Grilled cow's brains. Cockroaches. Be honest. What was your first reaction when you read the words? Cha...
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

More jury analysis

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Back in August I posted this article evaluating the attitudes of a jury pool in a case regarding the alleged violation of a municipal ordin...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The news cycle rolls on

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The day after the Houston Texans upset the Indianapolis Colts, callers to SportsTalk 790 in Houston were ready to buy their Super Bowl tick...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

New article looks at juror's decision-making biases

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Earlier this month Keene Trial Consulting 's Douglas Keene reviewed an article on countering juror's decision making biases by Tar...