Essay Archive - The Right To A Free Trial
The Right To A Free Trial
One of the most important freedoms in the American judicial system is
the right to a jury trial. This allows a minimum of six Americans, chosen from
a list of registered voters, to determine a person's guilt or innocence through
deliberations. They have the power to express the conscious of society as well
as interpret and judge the laws themselves. If they feel that a law is
unconstitutional, evil, or even unfair they can void it for the circumstance by
declaring the defendant not-guilty. The power of the jury is enormous and
through time has become more equitable by decreasing the limitations ....
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