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Yeah I can't see how a jury would not convict on murder unless there is some technicality or excluded evidence.
by quickthrower2 9y ago
Yeah I can't see how a jury would not convict on murder unless there is some technicality or excluded evidence.
- rangibaby 9y agoThere's always something. Look at the OJ Simpson case. Bizzare to say the least, especially the whole Mark Furhman saga.
- iClaudiusX 9y agoRobert Durst got away with killing and dismembering his victim because his defense claimed self-defense while shifting the jury's attention and anger toward the prosecutor for being an ambitious woman. If you haven't seen HBO's The Jinx it's well worth the time and absolutely terrifying to see how easily manipulated a jury can be.
- Lewton 9y agoWhile that's fascinating and creepy I just want to point out that the Danish jury system have very little incommon with the American jury system Professional jury vs a jury system basically designed to ensure the least qualified people are in the jury
- brusch64 9y agoCan you please elaborate the point "professional jury vs a jury system basically designed to ensure the least qualified people are in the jury" ?
- Lewton 9y agoThe way the "jury of your peers" is selected in the american justice system means that sometimes if a person actually has any knowledge in the field the case is about (say a computer scientist in a software patent infringement case) they will be filtered out in the jury selection process. On top of that, jury duty is seen as something to be avoided, so there's also the adage that juries only consist of people not smart enough to get out of jury duty. In contrast to Denmark, where in a lot of cases the jury is the three judges preceding over the case, or in cases where there's a real jury, they jurors have some form of law degree
- brusch64 9y agoOkay ! Didn't know this - thank you for your explanation.
- Lewton 9y agoI just researched to make sure I got it right I'm wrong about the jurors usually having a law degree. Maybe. Apparently each jurisdiction has a committee that creates a short list every 4 years of people suited for jury duty. I can find no further info on what "Suited for jury duty" means, so the "has a law degree" thing might be untrue
- jacquesm 9y agoOnly an extremely small fraction of the trials in Denmark are jury trials.
- kuschku 9y agoDenmark doesn't really have jury trials, all trials are judged purely by a judge. This is to ensure the facts matter more than how they are represented.
- msh 9y agoNot true. All trials where it can give 4 or more years of prison have a full jury trial (Nævningeting). Smaller but serious trials have a limited jury (domsmænd) if the accused claim they are not guilty.
- jacquesm 9y agoBut these are not juries of peers.
- msh 9y agoWhat would you say the difference is between a nævningeting And a jury of peers?
- jacquesm 9y agoIt's the difference between professionals and amateurs, besides that the judges can overrule the jury.
- vilhelm_s 9y agoAccording to Wikipedia they can overrule a guilty verdict, but not a non-guilty verdict. I think that's actually very similar to America, where judges can set aside a jury guilty verdict if they deem "no reasonable jury" could convict based on the presented evidence.
- msh 9y agoNævninge are not professionals in any way. They are selected from the general population. The judge can only overrule a guilty verdict, not a not guilty verdict.