The "CSI Effect"
A recent newspaper story discusses the growing phenomenon known as the "CSI Effect." In short, potential jurors are seeing science solve crimes perfectly and quickly several times a week on their tv sets. Jurors then expect to see the same science put into play in trials. In reality, science doesn't work as quickly or as neatly as seen on television, nor does every defendant confess when confronted with evidence indicating guilt like on your favorite CBS series.
posted by TM at 4:37 PM
2 Comments:
in a small community such as chautauqua county, it is rare, for a felony level arrest to involve "CSI" evidence, but i could not agree with you more, juries expect it and to a certian degree think it is needed for a beyond the reasonable doubt finding, it is all about the opening and closing then, educate that jury as to what to expect and not expect.
cool blog, what kind of law do you do?
Sorry for the delays in responding. Thanks for comments, and to answer the question, pretty much any sort of case that walks through the door.
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