Sortition seems to be a good idea, however it still puzzles me how the Athenians managed to sentence poor Socrates to death (with all their clever notions) http

Sortition seems to be a good idea, however it still puzzles me how the Athenians managed to sentence poor Socrates to death (with all their clever notions) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_(Plato) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_(Plato) Also i wonder there were any other trials in Athens similar to the trial of Socrates.