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Madison County Courthouse,
Third Judicial Circuit, Madison, Florida
The Madison County Courthouse was built in
1913. Its yellow brick structure is complemented by broad
stairs and columns. A Standpipe, erected in 1894, is believed
to be the only one still standing in Florida. The courthouse
is the focal point of the city and county of Madison.
Opinion Change in Medical Negligence Cases
Over 200 jury eligible citizens, who participated as mock
jurors on medical malpractice cases throughout Florida, were
asked to whom they would give the benefit of the doubt in
a civil case. Before hearing the case facts, more than two-thirds
(69%) said that they would give the benefit of the doubt to
the plaintiff. After deliberating to verdict, these same mock
jurors were asked which party they wanted to "win"
the case. Of the 69% of mock jurors who were initially predisposed
to plaintiffs, 69% still favored the plaintiff after deliberations.
More interesting, of the 31% who were initially predisposed
to the defendant in a civil case, 70% favored the plaintiff
after deliberations. Thus, jurors’ predispositions my
change, given the facts of an actual case. These results from
Venue DataLinkSM provide a partial
refutation of the theory that jurors make up their minds early
in a case, only rarely changing their minds after hearing
the evidence.
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DataLinkSM service.
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