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In your mind, how well do the following words describe (DEFENDANT) 1 Not at all 2 Not well 3 Fairly well 4 Very well ___Dangerous to other people In your mind, how well do the following words describe (DEFENDANT) 1 Not at all 2 Not well 3 Fairly well 4 Very well ___Emotionally unstable or disturbed ___Went crazy when he committed the crime Did the prosecution witnesses at the punishment stage of the trial include 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not sure ___A psychologist or psychiatrist? Did the defense witnesses at the punishment stage of the trial include 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not sure ___A psychologist or psychiatric expert? Mean Standard Deviation n Dangerousness 3.29 0.95 213 Any state psychiatric testimony 3.40 0.85 83 Any defense psychiatric testimony 3.34 0.88 85 Both state and defense psychiatric testimony 3.40 0.85 55 Neither state nor defense psychiatric testimony 3.23 1.02 48 Crazy 2.33 1.20 211 Any state psychiatric testimony 2.63 1.14 81 Any defense psychiatric testimony 2.58 1.20 84 Both state and defense psychiatric testimony 2.70 1.14 54 Neither state nor defense psychiatric testimony 1.73 1.01 48 Unstable 2.33 1.09 212 Any state psychiatric testimony 2.61 1.03 82 Any defense psychiatric testimony 2.67 1.06 85 Both state and defense psychiatric testimony 2.80 0.95 55 Neither state nor defense psychiatric testimony 1.88 0.87 48 Crime seriousness 3.70 0.65 213 Defendant remorse 2.00 1.08 209 Model (1) Model (2) Model (3) Model (4) Model (5) Model (6) Model (7) Model (8) Any state psychiatrist testimony (1 = present) 0.120 0.245 0.222 −0.011 −0.160 (0.724) (0.502) (0.506) (0.981) (0.710) Any defense psychiatrist testimony (1 = present) 0.208 0.336 0.336 0.478 1.296 (0.589) (0.441) (0.404) (0.368) (0.300) Defendant’s race (1 = black) 0.509 0.673 0.676 0.673 0.855 0.775 (0.307) (0.199) (0.096) (0.109) (0.067) (0.179) Juror’s race (1 = black) −0.765 −0.715 −0.715 −0.980 −0.993 −0.803 (0.097) (0.153) (0.024)* (0.022)* (0.031)* (0.140) Victim’s race (1 = black) 1.305 0.446 0.446 0.138 0.443 1.224 (0.011)* (0.551) (0.616) (0.807) (0.537) (0.044)* Criminal history (1 = yes) 1.344 0.994 1.296 (0.001)† (0.022)* (0.007)† Crime’s seriousness (1 = least serious; 4 = most serious) 0.965 0.810 0.927 (0.000)† (0.000)† (0.000)† Remorse (1 = least remorseful; 4 = most remorseful) −0.472 −0.364 −0.476 (0.024)* (0.095) (0.067) Observations (n) 175 155 155 142 174 155 133 123 Prob > F 0.724 0.589 0.000 0.000 0.132 0.051 0.119 0.000 Probabilities are in parentheses.
* Significant at p < 0.05;
† Significant at p < 0.01.
Model (1) Model (2) Model (3) Model (4) Model (5) Model (6) Model (7) Model (8) Any state psychiatrist testimony (1 = present) 0.694 0.698 0.639 −0.070 0.223 (0.034)* (0.041)* (0.053) (0.871) (0.614) Any defense psychiatrist testimony (1 = present) 1.260 1.156 1.209 1.579 1.365 (0.000)† (0.001)† (0.000)† (0.001)† (0.008)† Defendant’s race (1 = black) −0.462 −0.520 −0.413 −0.519 −0.718 −0.713 (0.213) (0.172) (0.251) (0.139) (0.086) (0.072) Juror’s race (1 = black) −0.044 0.143 0.184 0.463 0.361 0.095 (0.911) (0.761) (0.622) (0.241) (0.422) (0.847) Victim’s race (1 = black) −0.030 0.440 −0.272 0.166 0.487 0.768 (0.961) (0.546) (0.655) (0.793) (0.437) (0.344) Criminal history (1 = yes) −0.613 −0.266 −0.599 (0.079) (0.552) (0.201) Crime’s seriousness (1 = least serious; 4 = most serious) 0.411 0.245 0.246 (0.091) (0.393) (0.500) Remorse (1 = least remorseful; 4 = most remorseful) 0.605 0.635 0.716 (0.000)† (0.001)† (0.001)† Observations (n) 173 154 155 142 172 154 132 123 Prob > F 0.034 0.000 0.008 0.001 0.204 0.006 0.007 0.000 Probabilities are in parentheses.
* Significant at p < 0.05;
† Significant at p < 0.01.
Model (1) Model (2) Model (3) Model (4) Model (5) Model (6) Model (7) Model (8) Any state psychiatrist testimony (1 = present) 0.764 0.811 0.642 0.136 0.341 (0.031)* (0.019)* (0.065) (0.821) (0.562) Any defense psychiatrist testimony (1 = present 1.223 1.256 1.091 1.438 1.517 (0.000)† (0.001)† (0.000)† (0.011)* (0.013)* Defendant’s race (1 = black) −0.739 −0.847 −0.639 −0.663 −0.876 −1.024 (0.057) (0.075) (0.089) (0.119) (0.056) (0.034)* Juror’s race (1 = black) 0.275 0.995 0.367 0.809 0.740 0.938 (0.620) (0.126) (0.415) (0.114) (0.175) (0.159) Victim’s race (1 = black) −0.532 −0.383 −0.651 −0.469 0.242 0.425 (0.446) (0.650) (0.300) (0.463) (0.677) (0.563) Criminal history (1 = yes) 0.353 0.304 0.411 (0.240) (0.419) (0.294) Crime’s seriousness (1 = least serious; 4 = most serious) 0.272 0.103 0.021 (0.292) (0.701) (0.940) Remorse (1 = least remorseful; 4 = most remorseful) 0.115 −0.110 −0.048 (0.454) (0.560) (0.797) Observations (n) 174 155 155 142 173 155 133 123 Prob > F 0.031 0.000 0.014 0.010 0.032 0.001 0.000 0.001 Probabilities are in parentheses.
* Significant at p < 0.05;
† Significant at p < 0.01.
% Reponding n Not important 44 11 Somewhat important 40 10 Very important 12 3 Most important 1 1 * How important was the psychiatric testimony regarding future dangerousness to your assessment of the defendant’s potential future dangerousness?
