Deliberations
This blawg covers jury matters of all kinds and their implications for trial lawyers, from new case law, social science research, current trials, and the blogosphere. The site includes a section collecting sample juror questionnaires to assist lawyers preparing for voir dire.
Author: Anne Reed is a trial lawyer and jury consultant. She is a partner at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren in Milwaukee.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Sentencing/Post Conviction • Trials & Litigation • Juries • Partner • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from Deliberations
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What Have You Missed?
The better the trial lawyer, the better her sense of what experiences have been important to other people -- that is, to jurors. But we all have blind spots. One of mine, it turns out,…
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What To Do If A Juror Tries To Bribe You
Some stories don't need a fancy essay. Like this one, from the AB A Journal: A federal juror has been charged with bribery and contempt of court after allegedly seeking money from a defense lawyer…
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Why Your Witness Didn't Get Better After Watching Herself On Tape
Have you ever been told that to help a witness understand how to make a better impression, you should videotape her and have her watch the tape? Has that technique worked for you? It hasn't…
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A Good Juror Story
The news is full of "bad juror" stories. It's not that there are so many of them; but when they do come up, they bounce all over the media. The bored juror who went AWOL…
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The New Jury Expert Is Out, And I'm In It
The May issue of the American Society of Trial Consultants' The Jury Expert is out, with all the good stuff you've come to expect, plus I have an article in it too: Juror Stress: The…
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Why Are Mean Women So Fascinating?
The most interesting thing about the New York Times article on female bullies in the workplace . . . is how interesting it apparently is. Four days after it appeared on line and three days…
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A Good Week For Research
It's only Tuesday, but the news this week is already unusually rich with research of interest to jury folks. Samples: --The power of rudeness. Via BPS Research Digest, the blog of the British Psychological Society:…
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And Now, The Rest Of The Judge's-Mother-On-The-Jury Story
About a year ago I wrote a post about a Wisconsin court of appeals opinion affirming a small-town trial judge who refused to strike his own mother from the jury for cause. The post was…
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Susan Boyle In The Eye Of The Beholder
You've seen it, right? Tens of millions of people have. It's the video of plain, middle-aged Susan Boyle, stunning the "Britain's Got Talent" judges and then the world with her lovely voice. Exceeding expectations There…
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Sleepers
Two jurors who fell asleep have been replaced at an Ohio financial fraud trial heavy in testimony about bookkeeping and check-writing. That's the opening line from an Associated Press story out of Akron yesterday, but…