Instructions, Verdicts, and Judicial Behavior (Readings in Trial Advocacy and the Social Sciences, Vol 4)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 1, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780815314226
Subjects: Courts & procedure; Criminal or forensic psychology; Reference; Forensic Psychology; Legal Reference / Law Profession; United States; Civil Procedure; Law / General; Body language; Instructions to juries; Judicial Process; Verdicts
First sentence: At the close of a trial, the judge instructs the jury that the defendant is presumed innocent, that the burden of proof is on the prosecution, and that guilt must be established beyond a reasonable doubt.