Yes they do.
Added: Not necessarily - juveniles whose cases are being heard in juvenile court do not have that option. Also, defendants may waive a jury trial and request a "bench trial" instead.
The three main types of crimes people were accused of at the Nuremberg trials were crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. These encompassed offenses such as starting wars of aggression, committing atrocities during wartime, and perpetrating acts of genocide or other inhumane acts against civilian populations.
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It is estimated that around 200 people were accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, with 20 individuals being executed. This means that about 90% of those accused were innocent of the crimes they were charged with.
The defendants at the Nuremberg Trials were accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against peace. These included atrocities such as genocide, mass murder, torture, and enslavement committed during World War II.
There were 24 people accused of the crimes and of those, 12 were sentenced to death. Out of those 12, 10 were actually hanged (Two had committed suicide.)
There were more like two hundred innocent. That many people were accused and jailed and none of them were guilty of their supposed crimes.
The trials were held to bring to justice and punish those Nazis accused of war crimes and mass genocide.
He was tried in absentia at the Nuremburg Trials and found guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, which carried the death penalty.
Henry created a system for trials that had Grand Jury Trials and regular trials. Grand Jury trials decided whether or not the evidence supports the accusation enough to go to a trial. The regular trial decided if the accused was innocent or guilty. And the juries were made of common people instead of nobility.
Yes, civil trials in the legal system can have juries. Juries are typically used in civil cases to decide the facts of the case and reach a verdict.
The Nuremberg War trials began on November 20, 1945. Twenty four individuals were accused of many violations including crimes against humanity.
No, juries do not always decide trials. A person will sometimes have the option of not using a jury for their trial because they are afraid of the outcome.