All trial judges and trial lawyers should read this article.

Peter M. Tiersma has written an excellent article on the impossible things we ask jurors to do, and what trial judges and trial lawyers can do to make their job more doable. Much of the difficulty arises from jury instructions, and Prof. Tiersma has some good ideas for improving them. To download the article, click this.

While Googling for links about Prof. Tiersma, I came upon LanguageAndLaw.org, Prof. Tiersma’s web site devoted to language and law. If you’re reading this blog, you’ll probably want to pay a visit.

Comments

[Martha]

Excellent tip on the websit - thanks!