Table 4

Ordered Logit Models of Unstable (1 = least unstable; 4 = most unstable)

Model (1)Model (2)Model (3)Model (4)Model (5)Model (6)Model (7)Model (8)
Any state psychiatrist testimony (1 = present)0.7640.8110.6420.1360.341
(0.031)*(0.019)*(0.065)(0.821)(0.562)
Any defense psychiatrist testimony (1 = present1.2231.2561.0911.4381.517
(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)0.2750.9950.3670.8090.7400.938
(0.620)(0.126)(0.415)(0.114)(0.175)(0.159)
Victim’s race (1 = black)−0.532−0.383−0.651−0.4690.2420.425
(0.446)(0.650)(0.300)(0.463)(0.677)(0.563)
Criminal history (1 = yes)0.3530.3040.411
(0.240)(0.419)(0.294)
Crime’s seriousness (1 = least serious; 4 = most serious)0.2720.1030.021
(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)174155155142173155133123
Prob > F0.0310.0000.0140.0100.0320.0010.0000.001
  • Probabilities are in parentheses.

  • * Significant at p < 0.05;

  • Significant at p < 0.01.