×

Cookie Consent

Digital Object Identifier
Abbreviated Title
Issue

In This Article

    Abstract - Journal Law and World

    Volume 6, Issue 1


    THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JURY TRIAL – JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY IN ACTION


    Affiliation: J.D., Attorney at Law, Licensed in Indiana, Colorado, and United States Courts, Former Prosecuting Attorney, Senior Visiting Professor – Center for International Legal Studies

    Abstract: Only 2% of roughly 80,000 persons charged with crimes in 2018 in federal court in the United States of America had their cases heard by juries of their peers. In those trials, 83% of defendants were convicted and 17% were acquitted. Approximately 90% of criminal cases are resolved by way of plea agreement and sentencing with only 8% dismissed.1 The percentages of jury trials and plea agreements are roughly the same at the state level. Civil cases are also tried by juries but are not the focus of this article.

    Keywords: Criminal Jury Trial, Fundamental Human Rights, Rule of Law,


    Download
    Publication Fee
    Editor in Chief
    Publishing Language

    dealSeal