... they were supposed to find out what had happened before the trial. Failure to get the dozen men confirmed guilt since oaths then had a religious zeal and no one would run risk of eternal life after death in hell by lying under oath.2 Eventually as time went on it developed into a impartial panel giving a verdict based solely on the evidence heard in court, the jurors duty is to decide the facts in the case and the judge is there to direct them on the matters of law, (an appeal cannot be made on the juries decision where as u can with a judges) as it is today. In 1974 the property qualification for selecting jurors was abolished and replaced by selection from the adult voting population who were registered to vote on the electoral register, between the ages of 18 to 70 and have been a resident in ...

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