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A new study shows that judicial decisions are far from neutral: a judge’s reasoning emerges as a selective dialogue among the voices of prosecution, defense, witnesses, and police. In one case, for example, this interplay turned an accusation of tax fraud into doubt.


Resumo para não especialistas A sentença criminal é um gênero formulaico, com estrutura rígida (relatório, fundamentação e dispositivo), mas que permite expressar a subjetividade do magistrado. Segundo Ducrot (1997), o sentido dos enunciados é polifônico, perpassado por múltiplas vozes.

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