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What certainty do jurors require to convict a defendant? Online Jury Research Update

Jurors in criminal cases are instructed to find guilt when proven beyond a reasonable Doubt. Jurors also are provided imprecise definitions of what constitutes reasonable doubt: an actual and substantial doubt, an abiding conviction, being firmly convinced, being morally certain, not wavering or vacillating, having no real doubt, causing a careful person to hesitate, and (tautologically) a doubt that is reasonable. Due to the imprecise nature of the reasonable doubt standard, the certainty jurors require of themselves to find guilt varies across jurors, cases and defendants. Conklin (2020) studied the certainty individual jurors feel is minimally necessary to find guilt in three hypothetical criminal cases...



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