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jury system  

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  • The jury plays a vaunted and historic role in the American adversarial legal system. Ordinary men and women, drawn from all walks of life, are entrusted with the profound responsibility of determining the guilt or innocence of those accused of crimes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Jury System]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LRP1C441-6

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