The case for allowing jurors to submit written questions

The case for allowing jurors to submit written questions

Juror questioning of witnesses is neither a new nor an innovative concept in the common law and American jurisprudence. At common law, those charged with capital crimes were not afforded counsel unless legal issues needed debating. The earliest case in which a court created formal procedures for jur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Judicature 2005-07, Vol.89 (1), p.16
1. Verfasser: Lucci, Eugene A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Court decisions
Judicial process
Juries
Questioning
Witnesses
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Zusammenfassung:Juror questioning of witnesses is neither a new nor an innovative concept in the common law and American jurisprudence. At common law, those charged with capital crimes were not afforded counsel unless legal issues needed debating. The earliest case in which a court created formal procedures for juror questioning was decided in 1926. Lucci presents his observations of allowing jurors to propose written questions that have done so in well over 100 trials.
ISSN:0022-5800