Brief – Limited Impact of Jury Instructions
p. 51-56 cite research on general inefficacy of jury instructions
Brief – Other Acts Evidence – Drug Use Evidence in Drug Distribution Case
p. 22-38 discuss the use of 404(b) “other acts” evidence and why evidence of drug possession is not relevant to intent to distribute drugs. The brief goes on to outline research demonstrating that such “other acts” evidence is highly likely to improperly prejudice the jury in a way that cannot be cured by a limiting […]
Brief – Inefficacy of Limiting Instructions
p. 14 – 22 outline research on how jurors respond to limiting instructions, demonstrating that “providing a limiting instruction likely has little effect because it is almost impossible for jurors to forget evidence for one purpose, while remembering it for another.”
Amicus Brief in Support of Jury Instruction on Cross Racial Identifications
p. 9-18 overview studies on unreliability of cross-racial identifications and juror tendency to overestimate eyewitness accuracy. Brief also details why expert testimony and cross-examination do not eliminate the need for a jury instruction.
Amicus Brief – American Psychological Association – In Support of Evidence Based Jury Instructions on Eyewitness Identification
Brief outlines the factors that have been demonstrated to impact the reliability of eyewitness identification and argues for jury instructions that explain each individual factor.
Motion to Preclude Term “Felon” in a possession of a firearm case
p. 9-13 cite research on jury bias, impact of prior conviction evidence, and inefficacy of limiting instructions about prior convictions
Brief – Use of Term “Felon” and Introduction of Prior Convictions are Unfairly Prejudicial and should be Precluded
p. 8 – 12 outline existing research on how jurors respond to and use evidence of prior convictions. Incorporates research demonstrating that limiting instructions do not cure the prejudice, as jurors still use prior convictions as propensity evidence even when instructed not to.
Amicus Brief – Jury Instructions on Eyewitness Memory
Filed by the American Psychological Association, this brief supports specific jury instructions on eyewitness memory: “Human memory is not foolproof. Research has revealed that human memory is not like a video recording that a witness need only replay to remember what happened. Memory is far more complex. The process of remembering consists of three stages: […]
