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- Title
LEGAL COMMUNICATION: AN INVESTIGATION OF JUROR COMPREHENSION OF PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS.
- Authors
Buchanan, Raymond W.; Pryor, Bert; Taylor, K. Phillip; Strawn, David U.
- Abstract
This investigation assessed juror comprehension of oral instructions used in criminal cases. One hundred and sixteen members of actual venires served as subjects in the experiment. The data indicated that those who received the instructions scored significantly higher on a 40-item comprehension test than did the control group. However, the treatment group correctly identified only 72% of the test questions. Item analyses indicated that those areas of the instructions which are most difficult to understand include definition of the crime; the terms information, reasonable doubt, and material allegation; and application of the concepts of reasonable doubt and witness credibility.
- Subjects
COMMUNICATION in law; COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE of law; JURORS; REASONABLE doubt; CRIMINOLOGY
- Publication
Communication Quarterly, 1978, Vol 26, Issue 4, p31
- ISSN
0146-3373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/01463377809369311