A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is th... more A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is the introduction of sentencing guidelines in at least 20 states and the District of Columbia. Sentencing guidelines bring together characteristics of the offense and offender in a designed and structured format that determines both the location and severity of punishment.
A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is th... more A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is the introduction of sentencing guidelines in at least 20 states and the District of Columbia. Sentencing guidelines bring together characteristics of the offense and offender in a designed and structured format that determines both the location and severity of punishment.
Over a year-long period ending June 30, 1992, juries in State general juris-diction courts in the... more Over a year-long period ending June 30, 1992, juries in State general juris-diction courts in the Nation's 75 largest counties decided an estimated 12,000 tort, contract, and real property rights cases. Thirty-three percent of these cases were automobile accident suits, 11% were medical malpractice, and 5% were product liability and toxic sub-stance cases. Plaintiffs won 52% of the cases and ju-ries awarded these plaintiffs $2.7 billion in damages, of which 10% were punitive damages. The average time from the filing of the complaint to the jury verdict was 2.5 years. These are some of the main findings from a study of civil jury trial cases in State courts involving tort, contract, and real property rights claims  the three types that together comprise the vast majority of civil jury trial cases. The sample of civil jury trial cases excluded civil cases outside the three types, Federal trials, trials in State Juries in the 75 largest counties disposed of 12,000 tort, contract, ...
Management Strategies: Characteristics of the Court, Prosecutor's Office, and In... more Management Strategies: Characteristics of the Court, Prosecutor's Office, and Indigent Defense Program..................................... 29 Figure 2.7: What Do the Nine Courts Look Like?........................................................ 30 Figure 2.8: What Do the Prosecutors' Offices Look ...
For both scholars who seek to understand the civil litigation process and reformers who seek to c... more For both scholars who seek to understand the civil litigation process and reformers who seek to change the civil justice system, decisions by juries are a central focus of attention. Juries have assumed a special significance because they often are viewed as the ultimate arbiters of civil disputes. Yet, this conceptualization is but one chapter in the continuing story. Posttrial
The existing research on the taxation of economic goods and services has focused entirely on thos... more The existing research on the taxation of economic goods and services has focused entirely on those commodities that are legally traded within the economy (for a survey, see Sandmo [9]). Even alternative approaches to the analysis of taxation, as in Barzel [1], have dealt ...
A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is th... more A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is the introduction of sentencing guidelines in at least 20 states and the District of Columbia. Sentencing guidelines bring together characteristics of the offense and offender in a designed and structured format that determines both the location and severity of punishment.
A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is th... more A widespread and substantial modification in the traditional process of criminal sentencing is the introduction of sentencing guidelines in at least 20 states and the District of Columbia. Sentencing guidelines bring together characteristics of the offense and offender in a designed and structured format that determines both the location and severity of punishment.
Over a year-long period ending June 30, 1992, juries in State general juris-diction courts in the... more Over a year-long period ending June 30, 1992, juries in State general juris-diction courts in the Nation's 75 largest counties decided an estimated 12,000 tort, contract, and real property rights cases. Thirty-three percent of these cases were automobile accident suits, 11% were medical malpractice, and 5% were product liability and toxic sub-stance cases. Plaintiffs won 52% of the cases and ju-ries awarded these plaintiffs $2.7 billion in damages, of which 10% were punitive damages. The average time from the filing of the complaint to the jury verdict was 2.5 years. These are some of the main findings from a study of civil jury trial cases in State courts involving tort, contract, and real property rights claims  the three types that together comprise the vast majority of civil jury trial cases. The sample of civil jury trial cases excluded civil cases outside the three types, Federal trials, trials in State Juries in the 75 largest counties disposed of 12,000 tort, contract, ...
Management Strategies: Characteristics of the Court, Prosecutor's Office, and In... more Management Strategies: Characteristics of the Court, Prosecutor's Office, and Indigent Defense Program..................................... 29 Figure 2.7: What Do the Nine Courts Look Like?........................................................ 30 Figure 2.8: What Do the Prosecutors' Offices Look ...
For both scholars who seek to understand the civil litigation process and reformers who seek to c... more For both scholars who seek to understand the civil litigation process and reformers who seek to change the civil justice system, decisions by juries are a central focus of attention. Juries have assumed a special significance because they often are viewed as the ultimate arbiters of civil disputes. Yet, this conceptualization is but one chapter in the continuing story. Posttrial
The existing research on the taxation of economic goods and services has focused entirely on thos... more The existing research on the taxation of economic goods and services has focused entirely on those commodities that are legally traded within the economy (for a survey, see Sandmo [9]). Even alternative approaches to the analysis of taxation, as in Barzel [1], have dealt ...
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