- The jury is a common phenomenon in America’s criminal justice system
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- Innovations in jury trials will improve the jurors’ understanding of DNA evidence.
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- The three stages of jury selection produce a fair and an unbiased jury.
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- The trial by jury is entrenched as a fundamental right of an accused person in the U.S. constitution.
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- The jury trial safeguards the rights of an accused person and incorporates the essentials of a criminal justice.
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- The racial composition of the jury can preempt the outcome of the final verdict since blacks have a tendency to influence the jury to a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
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- Jurors often lose the plot of a case when confronted by complex information from witnesses on certain cases making them incapable of making informed decisions.
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- The jury is important because it assists the Judge with the discovery of facts with regard to the questions posed by the prosecution and the defense.
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- The ‘jury nullification’ doctrine was eradicated because of the need for detailed interrogatories in determining factual issues in criminal cases.
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- The trial by jury promotes the right to be heard by providing fair opportunities for the prosecution to present its case and the accused to present their defense.
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