| Comment Type |
N |
% |
| Central Deliberation Comments |
1312 |
80% |
| Peripheral Deliberation Comments |
229 |
14% |
| Expert’s credentials |
71 |
31% |
| How often the expert testified for prosecution vs. defense |
66 |
29% |
| The expert’s payment for testifying |
31 |
13.5% |
| The expert’s personality or manner/style of speaking |
30 |
13% |
| Speculation about other ulterior motives for testifying |
10 |
4% |
| Procedural factor (e.g., the fact that there were two opposing experts) |
10 |
4% |
| Other |
11 |
5% |
| Rejection-of-Peripheral Deliberation Comments |
41 |
3% |
| The expert’s payment for testifying |
27 |
66% |
| How often the expert testified for prosecution vs. defense |
9 |
22% |
| Expert’s credentials |
3 |
7% |
| Speculation about other ulterior motives for testifying |
2 |
5% |
| Unclassifiable Comments |
56 |
3% |
| Comment Type |
N |
% |
| Central Deliberation Comments |
1312 |
80% |
| Peripheral Deliberation Comments |
229 |
14% |
| Expert’s credentials |
71 |
31% |
| How often the expert testified for prosecution vs. defense |
66 |
29% |
| The expert’s payment for testifying |
31 |
13.5% |
| The expert’s personality or manner/style of speaking |
30 |
13% |
| Speculation about other ulterior motives for testifying |
10 |
4% |
| Procedural factor (e.g., the fact that there were two opposing experts) |
10 |
4% |
| Other |
11 |
5% |
| Rejection-of-Peripheral Deliberation Comments |
41 |
3% |
| The expert’s payment for testifying |
27 |
66% |
| How often the expert testified for prosecution vs. defense |
9 |
22% |
| Expert’s credentials |
3 |
7% |
| Speculation about other ulterior motives for testifying |
2 |
5% |
| Unclassifiable Comments |
56 |
3% |
