1. Effects of Voir Dire Variations in Capital Trials: A Replication and Extension.
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Nietzel, Michael T., Dillehay, Ronald C., and Himelein, Melissa J.
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ACTION & defense cases , *JURY selection , *CONSULTANTS , *ACTIONS & defenses (Administrative law) , *CRIMINAL justice planning - Abstract
With a sample of 18 capital cases tied In Kentucky, South Carolina, and California, we attempted to replicate an earlier study which showed that significantly more defense challenges/or cause were granted under conditions of sequestered, individual voir dire than when voir dire was conducted under less enhanced condition. In the cane at sample, sequestered individual voir dire again retailed in more defense removals for cause than obtained with less extent voir dire. We present data on the defense removals for cause paritioned into fin categories according to the reason for the challenge and analyze the effects of jury selection consultants on the various indices of voir dire as well as final sentence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1987
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