Socrates’ claim that the “unexamined life is not worth living” is very true. Imagine if you were to just go through the motions from birth to death and never be able to put meaning to any of it‚ why do it at all? Going through the motions is just a step in life‚ however learning which motions to repeat and which should never be repeated again is how life is measured. Examine everything you do from your morning ritual to your nightly routines. In the morning‚ you brew some coffee or stop by your favorite
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The Role of the Jury Service In the 12th century Henry II took a major step to developing the jury system by setting up a system to resolve land disputes using juries. Twelve unpaid men were given the responsibility of uncovering the facts of a certain case on their own‚ rather than by listening to arguments from both the prosecution and defence. The church banned participation of the clergy in trial by ordeal in 1215 and in the same year‚ trial by jury became a reasonably definite right in one
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Are juries fair? Cheryl Thomas Ministry of Justice Research Series 1/10 February 2010 Are juries fair? Cheryl Thomas This information is also available on the Ministry of Justice website: www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research.htm Constitution and Access to Justice – Analytical Services supports effective policy development and delivery within the Ministry of Justice by providing high-quality social research‚ statistics and economic analysis to influence decision-making and
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principles in conducting a human life. By his employment of Socrates as his spokesperson‚ the reader learns of a society in which a merited aristocracy would rule‚ thus resulting in a civilization where all citizens are equal and no one is looked on as an alien. Instead‚ each citizen would simply fulfill their dictate of civil justice with the resulted effect being an emphasized state of activity rather than achievement. To begin the transition‚ Socrates describes the necessary removal of stories within Greek
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In the trial of Socrates‚ I juror number 307‚ Ryan Callahan vote the defendant is Not Guilty on the first charge of Corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn ’t corrupt the youth‚ he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C.‚ a time in which Athens was a free democratic city‚ a town which prided itself
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3 Grand Jury The grand jury plays an important role in the criminal process‚ but not one that involves a finding of guilt or punishment of a party. Instead‚ a prosecutor will work with a grand jury to decide whether to bring criminal charges or an indictment against a potential defendant -- usually reserved for serious felonies. Grand jury members may be called for jury duty for months at a time‚ but need only appear in court for a few days out of every month. Regular court trial juries are usually
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Jury Nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict against the proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law to be unjust or unjustly applied. As a result‚ the defendant is declared innocent‚ or is given a lesser penalty‚ even though without an act of jury nullification they would have been found guilty. This is a source of much debate in today’s society. Some maintain that it is an important safeguard or last resort against wrongful punishment and imprisonment; while others often view
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What are juries? Jury is undoubtedly part and parcel to the essence of a fair trial in the context of the English Legal system or in a wider context‚ the common law system. So what are juries? And what are their contributions to the English Legal system? The word ‘jury’ derived from Anglo-French‚ ‘Jure’ which means ‘sworn’. Historically‚ the modern concept of jury has its roots from old Germanic tribes which a council of men were used to judge the accused. In Anglo-Saxon England‚ the role of juries
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Introduction The jury system is a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a criminal law suit. In Jamaica the government and court system affects the jury system immensely. As said by former minister of justice and security‚ Mr. K. D. Knight‚ in a gleaner article published Wednesday February 21‚ 2011‚ there is no intention to abolish the jury system‚ with that said the jury system can only be reformed. In the issue of the gleaner published on 6 July‚ 2013 the Office of the Director of
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Jury Nullification Paper Sherita Burress CJA/344 September 12‚ 2011 Gerry Lloyd A situation that gives the jury a judgment of nonguilty is known as jury nullification. These situations involve a defendant who has evidence against him or her proving him or her guilty for the alleged offenses for various reasons. This occurs when the evidence is enough to incarcerate a victim but the jury feels confident that conviction is a form of injustice shown toward the accused. In this paper
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