The Effect of Blinded Experts on Juror Verdicts

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 765-794

  Robertson, Christopher T ^a   Yokum, David V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 84868675389     PISSN: 17401453     EISSN: 17401461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2012.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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