In a jury trial, suppose the probability the defendant is convicted given guilt, is 0.95, and the probability the defendant is acquitted given innocence is 0.95. Suppose 90% of defendants are truly guilty. Given that the defendant is convicted, find the probability that he was actually guilty.
In a jury trial, suppose the probability the defendant is convicted given guilt, is 0.95, and...
ons In a criminal trial in the United States, it must be proven that a defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In a civil trial, it must only be proven by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant is guilty. Complete parts a through c below. a. In a criminal trial by jury, suppose the probability the defendant is convicted, given guilt, is 0.91, and the probability the defendant is acquitted, given innocence, is 0.91. Suppose that 95%...
plaintiff or the defendant. The outcome of the appeal, as well as the type of trial (judge or jury), was determined for each civil case. Suppose one of the 2,143 cases is selected at random and both the outcome of the appeal and the type of trial are observed Jury JudgeTotals Plaintiff trial win_ reversed Plaintiff trial win- affirmed/dismissed 429 240 669 Defendant trial win- reversed Defendant trial win- affirmed/ dismissed 731 299 1,030 Totals a. Find P(A), where A...
A. Issues [1] In addition to damages for one year's notice period, can a trial judge award significant damages for the mere fact of an employee's dismissal, or for the stigma that that dismissal brings? Or for the employer thereafter competing with the ex-employee for the clients, before the ex-employee has got a new job? B. Basic Facts [2] This is an appeal from 2009 ABQB 591 (CanLII), 473 A.R. 254. [3] Usually a judgment recites facts before law. But...
Case: Enron: Questionable Accounting Leads to CollapseIntroductionOnce upon a time, there was a gleaming office tower in Houston, Texas. In front of that gleaming tower was a giant “E,” slowly revolving, flashing in the hot Texas sun. But in 2001, the Enron Corporation, which once ranked among the top Fortune 500 companies, would collapse under a mountain of debt that had been concealed through a complex scheme of off-balance-sheet partnerships. Forced to declare bankruptcy, the energy firm laid off 4,000...
CASE 20 Enron: Not Accounting for the Future* INTRODUCTION Once upon a time, there was a gleaming office tower in Houston, Texas. In front of that gleaming tower was a giant "E" slowly revolving, flashing in the hot Texas sun. But in 2001, the Enron Corporation, which once ranked among the top Fortune 500 companies, would collapse under a mountain of debt that had been concealed through a complex scheme of off-balance-sheet partnerships. Forced to declare bankruptcy, the energy firm...