THE INTEGRATION OF BANKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE NEED FOR REGULATORY REFORM

THE NERD DEFENSE 729 relevant at trial, wearing unnecessary eyeglasses to artificially alter appearance will not officially put ...

730 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY a physical disability in order to mislead the jury. Wearing nonprescriptive eyeglasses can be dece ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 731 trials despite the inadmissibility of such character evidence. Part III introduces the so-called “nerd defe ...

732 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY A. The Impact of the Eye Region on Perception of the Face Humans, from their earliest stages of li ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 733 defendant’s facial features will be seemingly static to the jury.^35 Generally, if a defendant does not tak ...

734 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY social stereotypes.^41 Character traits are associated with schemata, and, when one schema is acti ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 735 “ordinary” person, children rarely sketched a person with eyeglasses.^48 David Chambers, Director of the Sc ...

736 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY The following studies indicate that perceptions and judgments of those who wear eyeglasses permeat ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 737 being more intelligent, well-educated, well-read, and better employed.^56 In 1993, a study examining the ef ...

738 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY experiences, and in the media’s portrayal of intelligent people.^63 Stereotypes about people who w ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 739 recently, in the media’s coverage of professional athletes.^68 The aforementioned studies, coupled with pop ...

740 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY While inferences drawn about a defendant’s character based on his or her appearance may not be ent ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 741 through competing positions in order to arrive at the truth.^77 However, jurors hinder the truth-seeking pr ...

742 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY conformity with that trait or characteristic.”^81 Nevertheless, a defendant’s physical appearance ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 743 cautionary instructions to consider only relevant evidence,^86 then why do courts,^87 jury consultants,^88 ...

744 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY measures are taken because it is ingrained in American society to judge others based on physical a ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 745 jewelry,^96 and hairstyle.^97 Yet, unless given specific instruction, jurors might not know how to properly ...

746 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY juries.^99 The Court found that forcing a defendant to wear prison attire before a jury infringed ...

THE NERD DEFENSE 747 jurors to see.^106 Alternatively, Alan Dershowitz, a criminal defense attorney and Harvard Law School profe ...

748 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY Anthony’s appearance evolved throughout the trial: from oversized^112 and pastel-colored shirts^11 ...