A neural network for speedy trials

  • Authors:
  • Ray R. Hashemi;Therese M. Schafer;William G. Hinson;John R. Talburt

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGICE Bulletin
  • Year:
  • 1996

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Abstract

In recent years, the case loads of judges have increased, while speedy trial laws place a time limit between the defendant's arrest and trial dates. Because of this time constraint, it seems that for minor cases, judges pass sentences based on a set of certain factors (patterns) not based on the individual merits of each case. Patterns may be learned by a neural network. In this paper, we investigate the credibility of the neural network approach as a viable tool in the sentencing process and we show its superiority over the ID3 approach.