A Comparison of the Performance of Eight- and Twelve-person Juries |
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12 groups analysis Angeles County asked Attorney Questionnaire average California challenges for cause chi square civil jury trials clerk completed cost courtroom data collection defendant demographic characteristics determine difference between eight eight-person juries envelope estimate ethnicity evidence excused expected given in Table guess the jury Hans Zeisel hispanics indicate Judicial Council jurado juries were selected juror pools jury awards jury deliberations Jury Division Jury fees jury selection jury service jury size preference jury verdicts jury's Long Beach Los Angeles County minorities motor vehicle tort National Center NCSC number of juries number of peremptory number of verdicts opted panel of prospective participating parties percent peremptory challenges person juries pide plaintiff verdicts Pomona population predicted prospective jurors question random assignment reduced jury representativeness responses sampling error satisfecho satisfied savings smaller juries special verdict forms statistically strongly prefer struck jury surprised TOTAL twelve twelve-member juries variables versus twelve-person juries voir dire