Jury

A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty or not guilty (not proven; a verdict of acquittal, based on the state's failure to prove guilt rather than any proof of innocence, is also available in Scotland). The old institution of grand juries still exists in some places, particularly the United States, to investigate whether enough evidence of a crime exists to bring someone to trial.

The jury system started back to 5th-century BCE Ancient Greece, where members of the boule, or council (and other institutions, such as judicial courts), were selected from the male citizenry by lot. This process had two distinct advantages: Firstly, all citizens were considered for socio-political purposes to be fundamentally equal, and, secondly, the process prevents corruption. The boule (and hence the jury) were at the core of the original Athenian democracy. The modern criminal court jury arrangement has evolved out of the medieval juries in England. Members were supposed to inform themselves of crimes and then of the details of the crimes. Their function was therefore closer to that of a grand jury than that of a jury in a trial.

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08. Juraras

by: Los Enanitos Verdes

Jurarás
haber sido tomado desprevenido.
Creerás que nada tiene ya sentido,
que la vida te dejó al olvido.
Que ya no volverá a pasar de nuevo el tren
de la oportunidad y estás mal.
Tomarás
cada vez con mas tranquilidad las cosas.
Y verás nacer otra alternativa.
Que la vida no te ha dejado en el camino
y ya no pasará de nuevo el tren
de la oportunidad, de la oportunidad.
No tiene caso estar pendientes del dolor.
Mejor actuar y no vivir con la ilusión.
Y verás
aclararse con el tiempo tu camino.
Todo el mundo tiene algo de fugitivo.
Que la vida no te ha dejado al olvido.
Si tu me juras subir de nuevo al tren
de la oportunidad, de la oportunidad.
No tiene caso estar pendientes del dolor.
Mejor actuar y no vivir con la ilusión.
Sólo precisas romper con aquello
que te tuvo atado.
Sólo precisas romper con aquello
que amas en tí.
Júrame, júrame.
júrame...




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Jurors hear closing arguments in trial against man accused of killing Bay Ara teen in 1982

The Mercury News 19 Mar 2025
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Witness tells jurors he saw accused leave driver's side of vehicle after fatal crash

The Indiana Times 18 Mar 2025
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