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Title

Juror First Votes in Criminal Trials

Authors

Stephen P. Garvey, Cornell Law SchoolFollow
Paula Hannaford-Agor, National Center for State CourtsFollow
Valerie P. Hans, University of DelawareFollow
Nicole L. Mott, National Center for State CourtsFollow
G. Thomas Munsterman, National Center for State CourtsFollow
Martin T. Wells, Cornell UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in vol. 1, issue 2 (July 2004) of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.

Abstract

Our analysis of the voting behavior of over 3,000 jurors in felony cases tried in Los Angeles, Maricopa County, the District of Columbia, and the Bronx reveals that only in D.C. does a juror's race appear to relate to how he or she votes. African-American jurors in D.C. appear more apt to vote not guilty on the jury's first ballot in cases involving minority defendants charged with drug offenses. We find no evidence, however, that this effect survives into the jury's final verdict.

Date of Authorship for this Version

6-23-2004

Keywords

Jurors, Criminal trials, Race

Recommended Citation

Garvey, Stephen P.; Hannaford-Agor, Paula; Hans, Valerie P.; Mott, Nicole L.; Munsterman, G. Thomas; and Wells, Martin T., "Juror First Votes in Criminal Trials" (2004). Cornell Law Faculty Publications. 3.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/lsrp_papers/3