Bid to cut court witness stress
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New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts are unveiled.
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A former high court judge suggests judges hearing difficult legal cases could call for a second opinion.
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For the governmentÂs star witness in its case against Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chief of WorldCom, last weekÂs court appearance may seem like a breeze compared with the cross-examination he faces this week.
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Judges say they worry about witnesses who may be identified on WhosaRat.com, a clearinghouse for mug shots and court papers.
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Media organisations including the Guardian yesterday challenged a demand, unprecedented in modern times, that witnesses at a forthcoming murder trial should be heard in secret for 'national security' reasons
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By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 17--LONG BEACH -- Her brain clogged with legal jargon, Lindsay Ward delivered an opening statement on a recent weekday with staggering zeal. Her cross-examination was so powerful that it almost fell into the subset of intimidating.
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Connecticut's "failure to appear" charge is being challenged, worrying some prosecutors who use the tool extensively.
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OKLAHOMA CITY - Jurors and others in Judge Donald Thompson's courtroom kept hearing a strange whooshing noise, like a bicycle pump or maybe a blood pressure cuff.
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A trial that opened more than a year ago has become bogged down in Boston federal court. There have been hundreds of hours of testimony from witnesses, including 10 medical specialists paid tens of thousands of dollars. The judge himself even hired an expert to help him make sense of it all.
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An emerging discipline in Britain known as environmental forensics may make it quicker and easier to identify polluters in a court of law.
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Thousands of criminals are filing for reduced sentences. Backlogged courts are asking lawyers to slow down their appeals. Judges say they're confused about what to do.
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Their faces glisten with sweat, their red-rimmed eyes stare ahead vacantly as they&#039;re herded into the sweltering room where another day of court is about to begin.
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The Lord Chancellor unveils new targets to make it less stressful for witnesses giving evidence in court.
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You&#39;re less likely to remember important tasks when you&#39;re stressed out, Yale Medical School researchers confirm. While this may come as little surprise to busy moms, business executives and college students, the scientists now have an explanation.
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Judges trying to keep up with scientific advancements say they face difficult decisions in determining what kinds of evidence to allow into courtrooms. As gatekeepers over what testimony is heard by a jury, judges must decide which experts are relevant &#151; and which are truly experts.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to dampen down the impact of bad memories in people's brains.
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Investor's Business Daily - Playing online games just five or 10 minutes before work helps reduce stress, a study of McGill Univ. found. In the study, a group of telemarketers was asked to play a game before their shift started. The game, MindHabits, is designed so that players must find the smiling faces quickly among different faces. After a week, the group that played the game were rated as being more confident in their phone calls and made more sales. They also showed higher self-esteem, and less stress.