Reinventing the Trial: The Innocence Revolution and Proposals to Modify the American Criminal Trial

Authors

Marvin Zalman
Ralph Grunewald

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Law review articles by D. Michael Risinger, Tim Bakken, Keith Findley, Samuel Gross, and Christopher Slobogin have proposed modifications to pretrial and trial procedures designed to reduce wrongful convictions. Some fit within the adversary model and others have “inquisitorial” features. We compare and evaluate the recommendations from the perspectives of lawyer-scholars trained in the United States and Germany. We examine the proposals for their novelty, feasibility, complexity, likely impact, and possible negative or positive side effects. This Article describes, compares, and critically analyzes the articles; suggests additional truth-enhancing procedural reforms; and provides a platform for further analysis.

DOI

10.37419/LR.V3.I2.2

First Page

189

Last Page

259

Recommended Citation

Marvin Zalman & Ralph Grunewald, Reinventing the Trial: The Innocence Revolution and Proposals to Modify the American Criminal Trial, 3 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 189 (2015).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/LR.V3.I2.2