@article{ref1,
title="Lesser-included offenses",
journal="International review of law and economics",
year="2008",
author="Orzach, Ram and Spurr, Stephen J.",
volume="28",
number="4",
pages="239-245",
abstract="The positions taken by prosecutors and defense lawyers on proposed jury instructions on lesser-included offenses provide evidence that juries do not follow the law strictly. This paper develops a simple model of expected utility to predict how jurors make their decisions. The model explains a stylized fact that is inconsistent with the idea that juries always follow the law, namely why prosecutors often object to giving the jury the option of a lesser-included offense. We use the model to evaluate the law concerning jury instructions on primary and lesser-included offenses.<p />",
language="",
issn="0144-8188",
doi="10.1016/j.irle.2008.07.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2008.07.010"
}