What is the significant role of trial by your peers?

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Answer : In short, one's peers are people of your spefic class, e.g., if you are a small farmer raising corn one year and, say, cattle the next then your peers must be ones who do the same thing (as is the general rule -there are oftentimes exceptions to the rule).This example given, someone in the stock marketwould not be your peer because seldom, if ever, do people in the Stock Market have any idea of the lifestyle of a small farmer. Therefore any opinion anyone employed in the stock market would have would not have any relationship with your case; if it were going to court for a jury trial. Again, there could be an exception to the rule, e.g., the one in the stock market was raised on a small farm, such as yours, and knows your lifestyle, and its hardships. This is why, at a trial ones attorney does their best to see to it that "your peers" (on the jury) are of the same mind-set as you are.Hope this helps.tt