Unreasonable Doubt: Circumstantial Evidence and the Art of Judgment

Thompson, Norma

ISBN 10: 1589880722 / ISBN 13: 9781589880726

Published by Paul Dry Books, 2011

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Synopsis:

In 2001, Norma Thompson served on the jury in a murder trial in New Haven, Connecticut. In Unreasonable Doubt, Thompson dramatically depicts the jury's deliberations, which ended in a deadlock. As foreperson, she pondered the behavior of some of her fellow jurors that led to the trial's termination in a hung jury. Blending personal memoir, social analysis, and literary criticism, she addresses the evasion of judgment she witnessed during deliberations and relates that evasion to contemporary political, social, and legal affairs. She then assembles an imaginary jury of Tocqueville, Plato, and Jane Austen, among others, to show how the writings of these authors can help model responsible habits of deliberation.

About the Author: Norma Thompson: Norma Thompson is Senior Lecturer in the Humanities and Associate Director of the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. She is the author or editor of several books, most recently The Ship of State: Statecraft and Politics from Ancient Greece to Democratic America.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Unreasonable Doubt: Circumstantial Evidence ...
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
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