NCJ Number
40221
Date Published
1976
Length
30 pages
Annotation
OUTCOME OF AN EXPERIMENT TO STUDY WHETHER AN APPELLATE COURT CAN DECIDE CASES QUICKLY AND FAIRLY WITH A FULL ORAL PRESENTATION BY COUNSEL AND ONLY SKELETAL WRITTEN MATERIALS BUT, PRINCIPALLY, WITHOUT USING A TRANSCRIPT.
Abstract
THE REPORT EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE FOR UNDERTAKING THE EXPERIMENT, THE METHODOLOGY USED, THE RESULTANT FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY. THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE EXPERIMENT REFLECT THAT PANELS SIMULATING AN APPELLATE COURT WERE ABLE TO DECIDE A MAJORITY OF CASES WITH EXTENDED ORAL ARGUMENT, AN ABBREVIATED RECORD, AND ONLY LIMITED MEMORANDA OF STAFF AND COUNSEL. THE EXPERIMENT ALSO REVEALED THAT THE PARTICIPANTS PERCEIVED THE GREATEST DISADVANTAGE IN SUCH A PROCEDURE TO BE LACK OF TRANSCRIPT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP