When Nietzel and Dillehay (1986) evaluated the effectiveness of the defense's use of jury consultants in 31 death penalty cases, they found that
A. juries recommended the death penalty in 92% of the trials in which consultants were not used by the defense versus 62% in trials with defense jury consultants.
B. juries recommended the death penalty in 61% of the trials in which consultants were not used by the defense versus 33% in trials with defense jury consultants.
C. the percentage that recommended the death penalty was essentially the same (25-28%) in trials that used and did not use jury consultants.
D. the use of defense jury consultants increased death penalty recommendations.
B
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