ROLE OF THE JURORS IN DETERMINING GUILT AND SENTENCE IN AUSTRIA

• NCJ Number: 28180
• Author(s): I FRASSINE; K PISKA; H ZEISEL
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 95 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: German
• Country: Austria

Annotation

STUDY OF THE DIFFERENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF JURORS WHO DO AND DO NOT ARGUE THE CASE FOR THE GUILT AND PUNISHMENT OF THE DEFENDANT BASED ON QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO JURY FOREMEN IN 550 TRIALS IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA IN 1967 OR 1968.

Abstract

THE STUDY ANALYZED THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT JURORS ON THE VERDICT, THE REASONS FOR DIFFERENCES OF OPINION BETWEEN JURORS AND JUDGES CONCERNING GUILT OR SANCTIONS, AND THE FREQUENCY OF VERDICTS THAT DIFFER FROM THE JUDGEMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL JUDGES. --IN GERMAN