Jury System

The jury system is a random collection of citizens assigned to a case, criminal or civil, that decide whether to bring someone to trial on criminal charges, or to decide the verdict of a trial. “The modern jury system developed in England in the Middle Ages to safeguard against the abuse of power by the government by incorporating ordinary citizens into the justice system” (ProQuest). For some time, the jury system has been under debate. Some view it as “imprecise” as determining someone’s guilt while others view it as an important part of the justice system. I tend to agree that they current jury system is an important part of the justice system. History can prove that time and time again, those with the right amount of money can have “a judge in their back pocket” or can get away with murder. The use of the current jury system is a great example of having peers determine ones innocence or guilt. The reason we have juries is so we can have a more justified judicial system, instead of one that can be paid off to look the other way. Although the opposing view says that a group of citizens that are in the jury are unintelligent and cannot be relied on to determine the outcome of a court case. To safeguard this, professionals in the field of practicing law ask citizens certain questions. These questions somehow pertain to the case itself. They could range anywhere from speeding tickets and being convicted of a felony all the way up to knowing the defendant, prosecutor, judge, or attorneys. This helps from the jury being fraudulent and biased toward the outcome of the court case.