Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Motivate Jurors Positively, Not Just Negatively

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It used to be thought that by activating dire consequences in jurors’ minds, jurors would rush to fix or avoid consequences. This has held t...
Monday, January 31, 2011

The Power Sit – Science Matches Experience

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In working with witnesses, I developed the “Power Sit” – my shorthand for “Please sit up straight, your back against the back of the chair, ...
Friday, December 31, 2010

Harness Jurors’ Wandering Minds: New Science

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New research from Harvard University psychologists (Matthew A. Killingsworth & Daniel T. Gilbert) shows that people spend 46.9% of thei...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

The Great Recession and Your Jury

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A recent Pew Center Research Publication (September 24, 2010) brought to light how the Great Recession has had significantly different impac...
Monday, October 4, 2010

Handling the Angry Witness

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You’re gearing up for trial, you hardly have the time or patience to deal with an angry witness. Yet there you are, in the unenviable positi...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Not A Passive Jury Anymore

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Sitting sedately in the jury box, jurors appear to be a captive, passive audience, receptive to the lawyers’ and witnesses’ every utterance....
Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Changing Face of Jury Pools

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The Superior Courts in Riverside and Murrieta have childcare available for jurors. They accept children three years and older, who are potty...