The Jury's Historic Domain in Complex Cases

Authors

Roger W. Kirst

Abstract

Part I of this article will review the major developments in the complexity debate. Part II will discuss the development and modem employment of the judge-jury historical test. Part III will examine how the judge-jury historical test accommodates both judicial control of the jury and a political role for the jury. Part IV will discuss how application of the judge-jury historical test will permit judges to use new or expanded powers, such as direct judicial factfinding on some issues in complex cases. Part V will compare the judge-jury historical test with other approaches to the complexity problem.

First Page

1

Recommended Citation

Roger W. Kirst, The Jury's Historic Domain in Complex Cases, 58 Wash. L. Rev. 1 (1982).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol58/iss1/1