Respondents included 245 university undergraduates who were randomly assigned to one of 18 conditions and asked to assume the role of juror. They read a segment of a transcript describing a rape trial (race of defendant and victim varied between scenarios) and were asked to rate both victim and defendant on 16 adjective scales and to determine the defendant's guilt or innocence. The results showed little evidence to suggest prejudicial attitudes toward the defendant and victim based solely on race and independent of the judicial conditions. While black defendants were rated lower in overall appeal, additional adjective-rating factors scores did not differ according to race. The overall perception of the defendant and victim did play a mediating role in jury decisionmaking; if the victim was attractive, the defendant was more likely to be convicted, and vice-versa. 3 tables and 17 references