Jury trial

A jury trial is a trial where a judge or judges are supplemented by a jury, made up of citizens who are usually randomly selected and are generally not justice professionals. Juries are most commonly associated with common law jurisdictions. However some civil law jurisdictions also involve juries or lay assessors.

History of jury trials

One of the most influential clauses of Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215, was Article 39, according to which:

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Magna Carta - King John - 1215

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:No free man shall be arrested, or imprisoned, or deprived of his property, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any way destroyed, nor shall we go against him or send against him, unless by legal judgement of his peers, or by the law of the land.

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