Judicial Perspectives on the Conduct of Serious Fraud Trials

To date little comment has been offered about jury trials in serious fraud cases by the judges who actually try these cases. This article explores the opinions of nine such judges about jury function presently and the prospect of judge only trials in serious fraud cases. The judges conclude that the...

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Published in:Criminal law review 2007-10, p.751-768
Main Author: Julian, Robert F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Convictions
Evidence
Fraud
Judges
Judges & magistrates
Juries
Jury trials
Serious fraud
Trials
Verdicts
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Summary:To date little comment has been offered about jury trials in serious fraud cases by the judges who actually try these cases. This article explores the opinions of nine such judges about jury function presently and the prospect of judge only trials in serious fraud cases. The judges conclude that the juries perform well in these cases and identify concerns with and potential problems posed by judge only serious fraud trials. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0011-135X