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IMPACT OF JURY SIZE ON THE PROBABILITY OF CONVICTION

NCJ Number
42206
Journal
Justice System Journal Volume: 2/3 Dated: (SPRING 1977) Pages: 226-232
Author(s)
S NAGEL; M NEEF
Date Published
1977
Length
7 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE, DRAWING ON STATISTICAL INFORMATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RESEARCH, FOUND THAT TWELVE-PERSON JURIES TEND TO CONVICT 68 PERCENT OF THE TIME, 2 PERCENT MORE OFTEN THAN SIX-PERSON JURIES....BDS

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