If you are facing a criminal trial, would you select trial by judge or trial by jury?
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. -- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim
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Actually, it would depend on the crime. I think ones that can be swayed by emotion might make a jury more sympathetic, but if ones can be swayed by detailed fact, than a Judge would be my call.
ReplyDeleteJuries have trouble understanding the law. I think I would go with the judge.
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I was going to say what Tabor said, so I will just say ditto!
ReplyDeleteToo many variables. It would also depend on whether I was guilty or not. For justice to be done I would (mostly) prefer a judge.
ReplyDeleteMe too on what Tabor said. Think she nailed my view point.
ReplyDeleteJury please.
ReplyDeleteI can't answer this. I would never be facing a criminal trial. Doing crime just isn't in my nature.
ReplyDeleteDo i really want my fate in the hands of 12 people who couldn't get out of jury duty?
ReplyDeleteThat would depend on a number of things: One presumes knowledge of the law on the part of the judge, but recent events have shown that may not be true. The lawyers in real life are not nearly as clever as the ones on TV, and the jurors are swayed by emotion, not facts. I have to say, I just don't know. Best not to find yourself in that situation.
ReplyDeleteDepends if I'm guilty or not. If I am I'd go with the jury.
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