Multiple Choice
Should judges or juries decide the verdicts and sentencing? There is plenty of important information from studies comparing the decisions of judges and juries. Based on the findings of these studies, all of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT:
A) Judges correctly identify the basis for their sentencing decisions.
B) Both judges and jurors are equally likely to be influenced by biasing information.
C) Both judges and jurors mistakenly believe that judges would be better able than jurors to disregard inadmissible evidence.
D) There are safeguards to counteract jurors' biases but no comparable safeguards against judges' biases.
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