We the jury : the impact of jurors on our basic freedoms. Greatest jury trials of history /
Issue data
Amherst : Prometheus Books, 1997
ISBN
978-1-57-392144-2
Note
Rejstř.
Lit.
Annotation
Few doubt that America's judicial system is one of the fairest, but we all agree it has problems. Sometimes it must enforce unjust laws, or administer laws in ways that seem inherently unfair. In criminal cases, each participant has his or her proper role: the government prosecutes, the lawyer for the accused defends, the judge referees, and the jury renders aa decision. But few realize the extraordinary power juries have to take control of court proceedings gone wrong, to undo miscarriages of justice, and help preserve the liberties we hold so dear.