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
• Corporate Author: Institute for Court Management
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

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