Toward Better Treatment of Jurors by Judges

Authors

Warren K. Urbom, United States District Court for the District of NebraskaFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Jury Note-Taking during Trial … A. Existing Legal Authority … B. Should Jurors Be Allowed to Take Notes? … 1. Advantages of the Practice … 2. Problems and Precautions … a. Procedural Concerns … b. Other Potential Problems … C. Summary

III. Questioning of Witnesses by Jurors … A. Existing Legal Authority … B. Should Jurors Be Allowed to Question Witnesses? … 1. Advantages of the Practice … 2. Problems and Precautions … a. Procedural Concerns … b. Other Potential Problems … C. Summary

IV. Written Copies of Jury Instructions for Jurors … A. Existing Legal Authority … B. Should Written Copies of Jury Instructions Be Sent into the Jury Room? … 1. Advantages of the Practice … 2. Problems and Precautions … a. Procedural Concerns … b. Other Potential Problems … C. Summary

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Warren K. Urbom, Toward Better Treatment of Jurors by Judges, 61 Neb. L. Rev. (1982)
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