Sentences with phrase «perceptions of the jurors»

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The prosecutor said jurors could impute that state of mind from other factors in the case, including the perception of other people involved in the exchanges as well as what he called Silver's «lies» on required disclosure forms and in response to press inquiries.

«Biennials provided a way of trying to track the development of encaustic by showing concepts and technical skills framed by each juror's particular perceptions.

While the jurors» perceptions and the attorneys» presentation skills discussed in this article affect how the evidence is presented and received, I think that most practitioners will agree that the vast majority of juries weigh the evidence fairly: They are able to see the forest for the trees and provide both the judicial system and the parties a truly fair and reasonable arbiter.

Chart 1 illustrates jurors» diminished perception of attorneys when the jury's verdict was entirely in favor of the opposing party.

Defense attorneys appear to be at a slight disadvantage when it comes to jurors» overall perceptions of their performance...

Too many newspaper editors have fallen prey to the propaganda campaigns of insurance companies who try to poison the perception of the public — and potential jurors in our community — about the impact of litigation on our society.

The idea is that this could unfairly affect the jurors» perception of the compensation to which a plaintiff is entitled.

This mythology finds its way into the decisions of the police regarding their «founded» / «unfounded» categorization, operates in the mind of the Crown when deciding whether or not to prosecute, influences a judge's or juror's perception of guilt or innocence of the accused and the «goodness» or «badness» of the victim, and finally, has carved out a niche in both the evidentiary and substantive law governing the trial of the matter.

1 For attempts to measure the effect of advocacy quality through other means, see, e.g., Banks Miller et al., Leveling the Odds: The Effect of Quality Legal Representation in Cases of Asymmetrical Capability, 49 Law & Soc» y Rev. 209 (2015)(finding that high quality representation evened the odds for asylum applicants and that asylum seekers fared better when unrepresented than when represented by a poor lawyer); Mitchell J. Frank & Dr. Osvaldo F. Morera, Professionalism and Advocacy at Trial — Real Jurors Speak in Detail About the Performance of Their Advocates, 64 Baylor L. Rev. 1, 38 (2012)(finding statistically significant correlations in criminal cases between jurors» perceptions of closing argument persuasiveness and jury verdict, and finding statistically significant correlations in civil cases between perceptions of defense counsel's closing argument persuasiveness and defense verdict); James M. Anderson & Paul Heaton, How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make?

I have seen very few frivolous lawsuits but tons of frivolous defenses to legitimate cases, yet the public perception that civil lawsuits for money are often frivolous and will financially impact the defendant being sued or otherwise jack up insurance rates are false beliefs that many of our jurors have been led to believe because of propaganda and fake news

Even if visual perception were illegal, the trial court held that it was legal to introduce the material in evidence, which implies that jurors do not have the option of leaving when the film starts.