To: Straight Vermonter
I can't believe the jury bought that story. Trial by a "Jury of your Peers" is a US invention. An Austrian Criminal case involving offences which are liable for a prison sentence not exceeding 5 years is dealt by the Provincial Court Judge sitting alone.
To: ricks_place
Trial by a "Jury of your Peers" is a US invention
Goes *way* back before the US existed
7 posted on
04/08/2008 10:43:36 AM PDT by
StevieJ
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