 I have reservations as to the wisdom — as well as the necessity — of Mr. Justice Blackmun's heavy reliance on numerology derived from statistical studies.  Inside the Jury - Page 7by Reid Hastie, Steven Penrod, Nancy Pennington - 2002 - 277 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | lawrence wrightsman - Psychology - 1999 - 282 pages
...the research on jury size, Justice Powell had this response: I have reservations as to the wisdom-as well as the necessity— of Mr. Justice Blackmun's...was subjected to the traditional testing mechanisms in the adversary process. The studies relied on merely represent unexamined findings of persons interested... | |
 | Donald K. Freedheim - Psychology - 2003 - 610 pages
...research, it is instructive that in a portion of the Ballew opinion, three justices expressed their "reservations as to the wisdom — as well as the...Mr. Justice Blackmun's heavy reliance on numerology [emphasis ours] derived from statistical studies" (p. 246). As Loh (1981, p. 340) summed it up, "The... | |
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