By Thomas G. Wilkinson and Thomas M. O’Rourke The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued two decisions regarding the use of social science experts in criminal cases. As noted by University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris, however, the opinions appear…
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Psychology In the Courtroom – Is Social Science “Common Sense” or a Tool to Correct Juror Misconceptions?
Tagged with: Alicia case, Criminal Law, Expert Testimony, Eyewitnesses Expert, False Confession, Jurors, Jury Persuasion, Social Science Law, Trial Practice, Walker case
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Steve Martin the Juror – New Federal Jury Instructions on Social Media
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Actor Steve Martin, while on jury duty, tweeted the following to 380,000 fans: “REPORT FROM JURY DUTY: defendant looks like a murderer. GUILTY. Waiting for opening remarks.” A few hours later, Martin added, “REPORT…
Tagged with: Federal Jury Instructions, Hayes Hunt, Jurors, jury deliberation, Social Media Law, Steve Martin Juror
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Using Social Media to Track Juror’s Online Postings
By Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. and Lindsey E. Wilkinson Just as lawyers now routinely conduct due diligence on opposing parties’ social media pages (see our July 20 Sidebar post), some lawyers also are monitoring postings by jurors on social media…
Tagged with: Due Dillgence, Facebook, From the Sideabr, Hayes Hunt, Juror Misconduct, Jurors, Jury, Mistrial, Social Media, Social Media Law, Thomas Wilkinson, Trial, Trial Practice, Twitter law
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
One Last Question.
I recently attended a large event with a room filled with lawyers and judges. One of the award recipients made the mistake of telling the audience that his acceptance speech was going to be quick and short. It wasn’t. Judges started to talk amongst themselves,…
Tagged with: Attorney, Hayes Hunt, Judges, Jurors, Jury, Lawyers, Public Speaking, Trial Practice
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
