Lawyers may love legalese, but jurors don't. That fundamental observation is behind the soon-to-be finalized "plain-English" criminal jury instructions that are part of a growing attempt to improve communication in the courts. Some attorneys assert that the new language improves jurors' comprehension, while others say the new lingo is "dumbed down" and "wordy."
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Spelling It Out in Plain English
The National Law Journal
November 10, 2004
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