I'm not an expert, but does the Magna Carta guaranteed a right to a jury trial? I assume you are referring to clause 39, but it says "or" indicating a jury tri

I'm not an expert, but does the Magna Carta guaranteed a right to a jury trial? I assume you are referring to clause 39, but it says "or" indicating a jury trial is not necessary? > No free man is to be arrested, or imprisoned, or disseised, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any other way ruined, nor will we go against him or send against him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.