Haney Has Conducted Research on Murder Trials That Use the Death

question 3

Multiple Choice

Haney has conducted research on murder trials that use the death qualification procedure, in which potential jury members who are opposed to the death penalty are systematically excluded from jury duty. Compared to subjects who did not witness a film segment showing this procedure, subjects who did observe the procedure were more likely to:

• A) believe that the defendant was guilty and would end up receiving the death penalty.
• B) believe that the defendant was innocent but would end up receiving the death penalty anyway.
• C) believe that the judge thought the defendant was innocent.
• D) believe that the defense attorney thought the defendant was guilty.

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