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Purpose Of Trial Jury In Kings
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The right to a jury trial is a way to prevent government oppression by having impartial “peers” decide the fate of an accused. It safeguards against heavy-handed and unfair prosecution as well as judges that may have bias. It prevents unchecked power and helps ensure an accused receives justice.
Petit juries, also known as trial juries, decide both criminal and civil cases. In a criminal case, a petit jury decides whether the Government has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime as charged.
Jury trials provide an opportunity for citizens to participate in the judicial process. Jury trials give citizens on the jury the power to make a decision on the case. People who serve on juries routinely have a greater respect for the system when they leave.
English colonists identified trial by jury as one of the three rights central to their definition of liberty; the other two were due process of law and representative government. A local jury chosen from one's peers, or equals, guarded against vindictive and overbearing judges and distant government.
By the late 800s, under the leadership of Alfred the Great, trial by a jury of one's peers became the norm throughout England. William Blackstone, the great historian of English common law, considered the Frankish Inquest, developed in 829 A. D. as the start of the modern jury system.
English colonists identified trial by jury as one of the three rights central to their definition of liberty; the other two were due process of law and representative government. A local jury chosen from one's peers, or equals, guarded against vindictive and overbearing judges and distant government.
While grand juries are sometimes described as performing accusatory and investigatory functions, the grand jury's principal function is to determine whether or not there is probable cause to believe that one or more persons committed a certain Federal offense within the venue of the district court.
The American trial-by-jury system was inspired by the 1215 Magna Carta, the “great charter” of English rights signed by King John. It stated that the king was not above the law and guaranteed certain civil rights, including a fair trial by jury.
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The advantages of a trial by jury include: Jurors don't know all the rules. Although the judge and opposing counsel can prevent improper evidence and questions from getting through, they cannot catch all of them. Jurors listen to their emotions.