Brunell Thomas L.; Chetan, Dave; Morgan Nicholas C. - In: Review of Law & Economics 5 (2009) 1, pp. 555-578
We examine the time it takes to reach a verdict (deliberation time) using a unique dataset on the deliberation times of actual juries in criminal and civil cases. Duration model results indicate that case complexity, the unanimity of verdicts and the process of voir dire affect deliberation...