The U.S. Department of Justice now encourages the use of risk assessments based on predictive modeling algorithms at all stages of the criminal justice process. Criminal sentencing has long been based on the crime and the defendant’s past criminal record. Judges can now consider a new dimension: the future. Predicting Dangerous Criminals Criminologists have long […]
American Michael Phelps finished in a three-way tie for the silver medal in the 100m butterfly, his last individual race of the Rio Olympic Games. Phelps and two other swimmers were beat to the wall by Joseph Schooling of Singapore, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 50.39. The three silver medalists […]
Discovering the Relevance of AI and Machine Learning We have seen the impact of machine learning, (the aspect of computer science based on pattern recognition and repetition) on technology, law, healthcare and other areas of society. So it should come as no surprise given the surge in big data, which underpins machine language and artificial intelligence (AI), that […]
Busting Old World Myths About Jury Selection Jury selection is the most important part of a trial! If you don’t have a completely fair and impartial jury panel, you may have already lost your case. The purpose of voir dire and the jury selection process is two-fold: To facilitate the identification and removal of any […]
Plan Your Playbook for Voir Dire and Jury Selection In preparing for voir dire and jury selection it is vitally important that you have a plan. The plan I follow I call my “playbook.” —Robert Eglet Preparing Your Playbook: Initial Steps I prepare a playbook for each and every case. It’s a very specific book I […]
Jury Selection Strategy is Key Trial lawyers all have different ideas as to what wins cases. Some say the key to winning trials is the opening statement, others will tell you it’s the closing argument or the cross-examination of the expert witnesses or the direct examination of your client or cross examination of opposing party. […]
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