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...treatment for the condition in the future. “We hope that in the long run, our research will lead to earlier identification of individuals at risk for schizophrenia, and more effective treatments for those who develop this devastating disorder,” he said. Barreira, however, expressed doubt about how effective a biological treatment for the disorder could be, claiming social factors have a stronger influence...
...jury instructions in the Libby trial were typical of those used across the country. They defined reasonable doubt as "a doubt based on reason--a doubt for which you have a reason based upon the evidence or lack of evidence in the case." Several similarly unhelpful sentences followed, but the implication was that jurors should look for evidence of doubt. If a defendant doesn't offer enough, he may get convicted, even when the prosecution's case is weak...
There's psychology at work here too. Lawrence Solan, a professor at Brooklyn Law School and an expert in linguistics and the law, explains that we can process an abstract word like doubt only by contrasting two mental images. In a criminal case, the first image would be the prosecutor's version of events, showing the defendant as guilty. The second would portray the defendant as innocent. Only if the second were plausible, says Solan, would the jury have "doubt" about the first. Jurors might themselves be able to conjure the image of the defendant's innocence, but most need...
...merely look guilty get convicted, but DNA tests have revealed more than a few false convictions. There are, however, ways to encourage jurors to convict only when proof is strong. Probably the best option would be to shift the inquiry from whether the prosecution's case evokes doubt to whether it is persuasive. Solan suggests that jurors be "firmly convinced" of guilt, a phrase that focuses on the government's task (to persuade) rather than a defendant's (to create doubt). Several states and federal circuits have adopted similar wording. While no conclusive evidence shows how that phrase has affected...
...financial losses are mounting as a result of disastrous snafus that have delayed its flagship new plane. Cooperation? Major private shareholders of parent company EADS can't dump their shares fast enough. And to complicate matters, jousting among its government shareholders--exacerbated by the French presidential elections--is casting doubt on a restructuring plan that includes 10,000 job cuts across Europe, a measure agreed upon only after months of board wrangling...