Lesser-included offenses
The positions taken by prosecutors and defense lawyers on proposed jury instructions on lesser-included offenses provide evidence that juries do not follow the law strictly. This paper develops a simple model of expected utility to predict how jurors make their decisions. The model explains a stylized fact that is inconsistent with the idea that juries always follow the law, namely why prosecutors often object to giving the jury the option of a lesser-included offense. We use the model to evaluate the law concerning jury instructions on primary and lesser-included offenses.
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2008
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Authors: | Orzach, Ram ; Spurr, Stephen J. |
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International Review of Law and Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0144-8188. - Vol. 28.2008, 4, p. 239-245
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Subject: | Lesser-included offense Expected utility |
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