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Can we ever be sure, regardless of the sentence?

Of course not.

Is trial by jury a bad idea or is it only when the death penalty is an option?

It seems to be the least bad idea. Sort of like democracy: it's still fallible.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Aug 24th, 2007 at 02:38:20 AM EST
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I don't know. We don't have any juries in Finland, and from my limited experience it seems to work rather well. I couldn't say which judicial system works best, though.

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde
by NordicStorm (michael<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Fri Aug 24th, 2007 at 06:16:58 AM EST
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