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Seibert, David R. – 1978
A study was conducted to discover whether jurors perceived a difference between instructions to assign guilt on a "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard as compared with a "to a reasonable degree of certainty" standard. The main study included 88 communication students who read a case summary and one of four versions of jury…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Court Litigation, Due Process
Kessler, Joan B. – 1979
The literature and research about the courtroom use of videotape recordings and similar technology (such as the picturephone and closed circuit television) reveal conflicting opinions about the efficacy of using such technology in the courts. The major criticism seems to be about recording the testimony of witnesses, editing objectionable…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Court Doctrine
