For a brief, simnplified explanation, See: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/MasterDocument/jury-originsandhistory.pdf
a belief in the guilt of the accused.
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defense.
defense.
It came from Jesus Christ and was instituted by the apostles
Yes, it can be. For instance, jury members can be intimidated or bribed.
A Jury trial is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. Trial by jury Begin in the middle ages...
The advantages of the jury system are as follows : * The jury system allows the general people of the country to take part in the administration of justice. * The jury service has necome a convention in the UK, which provides confidence to the people about the impartiality and fairness of the jury trials. * Since jurors are lay people who are not legal experts, they decide cases on the basis of fairness. This reduces the harshness of the legal system.
The jury is the cornerstone of the civil justice system because it allows a defendant to be judged by a jury of their peers. This consist of men and women for his community, rather than by a judge.
The Athenian jury system selected jurors randomly from a pool of volunteers, while the US jury system selects jurors from voter registration or drivers license lists. In Athens, the jury size could be up to 501 citizens, while in the US, a standard jury size is 12. Additionally, in Athens, jurors voted by placing a token in one of two urns, whereas in the US, jurors deliberate and reach a consensus verdict.
A jury in Australia is made up of 12 people chosen at random from the locality.
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