Do Juror Decisions in a Capital Trial Vary Based on Specificity of Diagnostic Information about a Defendant with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

We examined whether specificity of diagnostic information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects juror sentencing decisions, guilt, and sympathy in a capital murder trial with a defendant diagnosed with ASD. The results revealed no effects for diagnostic specificity. Most jurors found the defendant sympathetic and not guilty of capital murder.