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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Looking for an Expert's Opinion: A Content Analysis of Capital Trial Penalty Phase Transcripts with Expert Testimony
- Rachel Kantor
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Krista Lutz
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington - Kori Meyer
University of North Carolina WIlmington - Bryan Barnes
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Taitum Cothren
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Heather Helms
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Bryan Myers
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Abstract
Capital trial penalty phase transcripts (n = 94) were analyzed for the presence of expert witness testimony. Early child abuse emerged as the most common mitigator presented, and the presence of an expert was unexpectedly associated with more death judgments, though the findings did not reach statistical significance.
Forensic/Criminal Justice
