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- Title
The impact on juror verdicts of judicial instruction to disregard inadmissible evidence: a meta-analysis.
- Authors
Steblay, Nancy; Hosch, Harmon M; Culhane, Scott E; McWethy, Adam
- Abstract
The effect on juror verdicts of judicial instructions to disregard inadmissible evidence was evaluated using meta-analysis. One hundred seventy-five hypothesis tests from 48 studies with a combined 8,474 participants were examined. Results revealed that inadmissible evidence (IE) has a reliable effect on verdicts consistent with the content of the IE. Judicial instruction to ignore the inadmissible evidence does not effectively eliminate IE impact. However, if judges provide a rationale for a ruling of inadmissibility, juror compliance may be increased. Contested evidence ruled admissible accentuates that information, resulting in a significant impact on verdicts. Suggestions for how the courts may mitigate the impact of inadmissible evidence more effectively are discussed.
- Publication
Law and human behavior, 2006, Vol 30, Issue 4, p469
- ISSN
0147-7307
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10979-006-9039-7