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In the US, juries decide facts, judges interpret the law

In the US, juries decide facts, judges interpret the law

Posted May 8, 2012 12:14 UTC (Tue) by Wol (guest, #4433)
In reply to: In the US, juries decide facts, judges interpret the law by nix
Parent article: Google guilty of infringement in Oracle trial; future legal headaches loom (ars technica)

Note that the original idea of "a jury of your peers" has already been captured ...

The US habit of throwing people off pretty much *ensures* it is NOT a jury of your peers, as originally constituted.

Cheers,
Wol


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