Abstract
Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a state conviction on the grounds of prejudicial pretrial publicity (Irvin v. Dowd), survey research expertise has become a resource for the defense. This has been especially the case in the use of consultants and their survey products in seeking changes of venue and in scientific jury selection (Nietzel and Dillehay, 1982:41,1; and 1983:4,309). As a result of the increasing acceptance of the use of survey research in legal actions, some scholars and practitioners have expressed concern over its misuse (Goeke, 1984: 1-4; Mamer, 1976: 1101-1133; McCormick, 1982: 879-916). Nietzel and Dillehay (1983: 333-334) and others have emphasized the problems and prospects associated with the use of opinion surveys in support of motions to change venue.
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