JUROR RESPONSES TO PRERECORDED VIDEOTAPE TRIAL PRESENTATIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND OHIO

• NCJ Number: 27825
• Journal: Hastings Law Journal Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1975) Pages: 975-998
• Author(s): G BERMANT; P CHAPPELL; G T CROCKETT; M D JACOUBOVITCH; M MCGUIRE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: University of California
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF TWO STUDIES ON THE PRESENTATION TO THE JURY OF PRERECORDED TESTIMONY, WHICH PERMITS ADVANCE DELETION OF SUSTAINABLE OBJECTIONS BY THE TRIAL JUDGE.

Abstract

THE USE OF PRERECORDED VIDEOTAPE TRIAL PRESENTATION (PRVTT) WAS EXAMINED IN CIVIL CASES IN CALIFORNIA AND OHIO. JUROR RESPONSE WAS DETERMINED THROUGH THE USE OF QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS. THE EFFECTS OF SUCH FACTORS AS CAMERA TECHNIQUE, SETTING, AND IMPERSONALITY OF TONE WERE CONSIDERED. JUROR RESPONSE WAS FAVORABLE, OVERALL, BUT MANY EXPRESSED DOUBTS ABOUT THE USE OF PRVTT IN CRIMINAL CASES. WHERE THE DEFENDANT'S FREEDOM MAY BE AT STAKE. JURORS GENERALLY AGREED THAT FIRST-HAND OBSERVATION OF THE DEFENDANT'S REACTIONS AND DEMEANOR.