What happened to trial by jury? - Suja A. Thomas
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In the United States today, juries decide less than 4% of criminal cases
and less than 1% of civil cases filed in court. At the same time, jury
systems in other countries are growing. So what happened in the US? And
could the disappearance of juries be a good thing? Suja A. Thomas
explores both sides of this dilemma.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Suja A. Thomas
- Director
- Hernando Bahamon
- Script Editor
- Alex Gendler
- Animator
- Miguel Otálora
- Compositor
- Jorge Jaramillo