Hold on there...the jurors were not removed for trivial matters.
As for the soviet system...a shot in the back of the head reminds you of the US?
And one more point: the jury decided on the preponderance of the evidence...there was evidence and plenty of it.
Maybe they were valid reasons, but it bothers me. The jury was deadlocked for a week or so - they removed two jurors - then the guilty verdict came down one day later. I really would like to know what went on there.
the jury decided on the preponderance of the evidence Ummm, this was not a civil trial, it was criminal. Therefore (under the U.S. legal system), the evidence had to be "beyond a reasonable doubt".
Under the Soviet system it was different.