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Manatee County Courthouse,
Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Bradenton, Florida
The current Manatee County Courthouse was
built in 1913. The courthouse is built of buff colored brick
and possesses neoclassical Revival in style, featuring porticos
on all sides. It is located near the original 1860 courthouse.
Jurors as Cognitive Misers
Jurors, like all human being, are cognitive misers. When jurors
think about a trial, they do so while making the best of their
mental capacities. Because jurors,mental capacities are limited,
important information presented by attorneys and witnesses
is often misunderstood or ignored. Complex information is
sometimes too much trouble, requiring too much time, for jurors
to learn and remember. The best way to overcome jurors, limitations
is by imposing a structure on all aspects of your case. Social
psychologists refer to mental structures as schemas. Schemas
are categories about people, roles, and events that provide
information on appropriate norms. Jurors, judge new information
based on its similarity to their schemas. Absent relevant
schemas, jurors will have little basis to understand the case.
It is up to you to provide the structure to help
jurors understand your case.
Contact Magnus to learns ways to provide
schemas for your trial.
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