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A '''jury trial''', or trial by jury, is a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact. It is distinguished from a [[bench trial]] in which a judge or panel of judges makes all decisions. | A '''jury trial''', or trial by jury, is a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact. It is distinguished from a [[bench trial]] in which a judge or panel of judges makes all decisions. | ||
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| + | Because it lets regular people have a say in the legal system, it is much disliked by the powers-that-be, and there is a concerted effort to abolish it. The change to professional judges shifts the bias away from acquittal and toward conviction. | ||
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| + | Juries were used from [[1887]] to [[2019]]. The reason for abolishing the system was that they gave to many acquittals.<ref>https://www.nrk.no/norge/juryordningen-avskaffes-over-nyttar-1.13732218</ref> | ||
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A jury trial, or trial by jury, is a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact. It is distinguished from a bench trial in which a judge or panel of judges makes all decisions.
Because it lets regular people have a say in the legal system, it is much disliked by the powers-that-be, and there is a concerted effort to abolish it. The change to professional judges shifts the bias away from acquittal and toward conviction.
Norway
Juries were used from 1887 to 2019. The reason for abolishing the system was that they gave to many acquittals.[1]
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