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> only a guilty person would desire a jury, because unlike a judge, it could be misled by appeals to emotion and faulty legal arguments. This can also be turne
by ramblenode 10y ago
> only a guilty person would desire a jury, because unlike a judge, it could be misled by appeals to emotion and faulty legal arguments.
This can also be turned around to the benefit of the prosecutor. Prosecutors may pursue legally bogus charges if they are dealing with an unsympathetic defendant. Either way, juries are more susceptible to emotional appeals than legal experts--a bad thing when the law is just, but a good thing when the law is wrong.
- twblalock 10y agoI think you'll find that juries will convict even when the law is unjust. Jury nullification is probably not very widespread, despite beliefs to the contrary.