This comprehensive article delves into the intricacies of jury instructions and deliberations within the context of the United States criminal justice process. The introduction provides a foundation by emphasizing the pivotal role of the jury in the legal process and articulates the importance of clear and effective jury instructions. The first section explores the legal
The instructions given to a witness prior to the presentation of a lineup have an important influence on how the witness views the identification task and how the witness makes a decision whether to make an identification or whom to identify. Biased Versus Unbiased Instructions Because the suspect in the lineup may be innocent, it
Research has shown that jurors in many types of cases frequently fail to understand the jury instructions they receive. However, this failure to understand has special implications in capital, or death penalty, cases. As in other cases, juror comprehension of instructions in death penalty cases is very low, and the difficulty of some of the
The instructions given to a witness prior to the presentation of a lineup have an important influence on how the witness views the identification task and how the witness makes a decision whether to make an identification or whom to identify. Biased Versus Unbiased Instructions Because the suspect in the lineup may be innocent, it