Leippe et al. (2004)presented evidence that exposing mock jurors to which of the following reduced guilty verdicts from 74% to 59%, independent of the strength of the case against the defendant?
A)Fingerprint evidence
B)DNA evidence
C)Expert testimony
D)Video recordings
E)Written confessions

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Leippe et al. (2004) found that exposing mock jurors to expert testimony reduced guilty verdicts from 74% to 59%, independent of the strength of the case against the defendant. This suggests that expert testimony can have a significant impact on the verdict, regardless of the strength of the evidence presented. The other options (fingerprint evidence, DNA evidence, video recordings, and written confessions) were not found to have this effect in the study.

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