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Luigi Mangione Prosecutors Have a Jury Problem: 'So Much Sympathy' (www.newsweek.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't know this

[โ€“] RunawayFixer 2 points 3 weeks ago

Every country evolved differently. And even from the law systems that evolved directly from the code Napoleon, there are some (I know of 1 atleast) without any lay jury system: The Netherlands scrapped the lay jury in 1813 already, basically right after Napoleon was kicked out.