The jury persuaded (and not): Computer animation in the courtroom

Law and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 228-248

  Dunn, Meghan A ^a   Salovey, Peter ^b   Feigenson, Neal ^c  

^a Federal Judicial Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644809205     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2006.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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