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Juror Notetaking

Resource Guide

The Center for Jury Studies

 

American Judicature Society.  Toward More Active Juries: Taking Notes and Asking Questions (1991).

Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 39 (1996).

Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 18.6(d) (authorizing juror notetaking and describing relevant procedures and policies).

Esaw v. Friedman, 586 A.2d 1164 ( Ct. 1991) (holding that jurors’ notes are for the confidential use of the jurors and should not be preserved for appeal).

Larry Heuer & Steven Penrod.  “Increasing Juror Participation in Trials through Notetaking and Question Asking.”  79 Judicature 256 (1996).

Larry Heuer & Steven Penrod.  “Juror Notetaking and Question Asking During Trials.”  18 Law & Human Behavior 121 (1994).

David L. Rosehan, Sara L. Eisner and Robert J. Robinson.  “Notetaking Can Aid Juror Recall.”  18 Law and Human Behavior 53 (1994).