[John Jamieson]

I know judges never put number on it, but what error rate should the jury shoot for: 1 in ten, 1 in hundred, or 1 in thousand wrong convictions? If you are willing to accept 1 in ten then the jury could be told let him go "only if there is overwelling doubt". One in 100 might require "resonable doubt" and one in a thousand might "any doubt at all". I personally think our jury system probably does operate at about 1 in 100 innocent convictions. What do think?

[Freedom2specul8]

"I know judges never put number on it, but what error rate should the jury shoot for: 1 in ten, 1 in hundred, or 1 in thousand wrong convictions? If you are willing to accept 1 in ten then the jury could be told let him go "only if there is overwelling doubt". One in 100 might require "resonable doubt" and one in a thousand might "any doubt at all". I personally think our jury system probably does operate at about 1 in 100 innocent convictions. What do think? "

If you're asking how many times the jury should convict the wrong guy....Zero!!! But, tell me do we allow for human error in the only justice system we know? If so how?