Perry Mason syndrome
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The Perry Mason syndrome is the manner in which the television crime drama
Typical Perry Mason episode
In a typical episode of Perry Mason, a series involving a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney which initially ran from September 1957 to May 1966, the first half of the show usually depicted several people, including Mason's client, as having strong motivations to kill the victim. After Mason's client is charged with murder, during the preliminary hearing for the trial Mason would establish his client's innocence by dramatically demonstrating the guilt of another character.[1] The real murderer would nearly always break down and confess to the crime in the courtroom, often while on the witness stand.[1]
Jurors
The Perry Mason syndrome purports that, due to the oversimplified manner in which trial proceedings were presented on the popular crime drama
Defendants
The Perry Mason syndrome has been cited as a reason some defendants would choose to appear
See also
- Criminal procedure in the United States
- CSI effect
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8143-3121-1.
- ^ Boorstin, Daniel J. (May 1978). "The Great Electronic Dictator". Pediatrics. 61 (5): 684.
- ^ Lippman Jr., Theo (16 September 1993). "The actor who has played Perry Mason on..." Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ a b Podlas, Kimberlianne. The Potential Impact of Television on Jurors (PDF). August 2010 Impression and Pattern Evidence Symposium. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. p. 11.
- ^ Graham, Fred (1991). "The Impact of Television on the Jury System: Ancient Myths and Modern Realism" (PDF). American University Law Review. 40 (2): 628. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012.
- ^ Scott, Teresa A. (1984). "The Role of Standby Counsel: The Road From Faretta To Wiggins". Howard Law Journal. LexisNexis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ SSRN 1616815.