[DakotaGator]

...a right to jury trial to ensure the public has a voice in seeing that justice is done – a very different thing from merely seeing that the law is enforced.

Hear, hear!

[cripplecreek]

The 1895 supreme court decision that declared that jurors need not be informed of their rights is among the worst ever.

Jurors have far more power than most people realize. They can submit questions for witnesses, decide what is and isn’t admissible etc.