The jury system is a joke

[tonypaladino]

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Here's the thing, though: YOU are the reason that there is virtue in the jury system. Juries are not decided by a majority decision...they must be unanimous


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Please leave the thread. You do not know what you are talking about.

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In the same amount of words, you could have just told him what his mistake was. I'd be interested too. Is it majority for civil trials or something? I don't know. I guess I will leave the thread.

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Yes most Civil cases can be decided by a certain majority of the jurors (not sure what the percent is). Criminal cases require a unanumous decision. And the other poster was right, while in a criminal trial there has to be proff beyond a reasonable doubt, in a civil case only a preponderance of evidence is necessary, which in simple terms, someone can be found guilty if it is more likely than not that that are.