A Brief History of the Criminal Jury in the United States

As the criminal jury's composition in the US has become more democratic, its role in American civic life has declined. A brief history of the criminal jury is presented, focusing on the colonial background of the constitutional right to jury trial, changes in the composition of the jury and the...

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Published in:The University of Chicago law review 1994-07, Vol.61 (3), p.867-928
Main Authors: Alschuler, Albert W., Deiss, Andrew G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Attorneys
Criminal Law
Criminals
History
Judges
Juries
Jurors
Jury
Jury trials
State court decisions
Trials
United States
Voting rights
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Summary:As the criminal jury's composition in the US has become more democratic, its role in American civic life has declined. A brief history of the criminal jury is presented, focusing on the colonial background of the constitutional right to jury trial, changes in the composition of the jury and the disappearance of the American jury's de jure power to decide issues of law.
ISSN:0041-9494
1939-859X
DOI:10.2307/1600170