Despite the recent controversial decisions made by the Bush Administration in their designation of individuals as \u201cunlawful enemy combatants\u201d and not deserving of a trial by jury, the right to trial by jury has been an integral part of the American system of law and justice and should be preserved.<\/p>\n
Our jury system has many advantages. A jury is made up of local citizens, men and women from the community, who are able to evaluate cases based on community standards. The composition of the jury is not known in advance, so that the exertion of undue influence is rendered less likely. Jurors cannot be paid by either side, so that they can be considered relatively impartial. Jurors complete their service during the trial process and subsequently return to their private lives, so that ongoing efforts to influence their decisions do not typically occur. It may be possible to find an errant adjudicator, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Despite the recent controversial decisions made by the Bush Administration in their designation of individuals as \u201cunlawful enemy combatants\u201d and not deserving of a trial by jury, the right to trial by jury has been an integral part of the…<\/span><\/p>\n