Show t m SS f t. t Reforming Juries I r Ii- Ii o t r HE E California senate is oh on record as favor favor- r- r ji r r ng the adoption of Cf jury verdicts sub- sub crib eci d t to by three-fourths three of the membership W gf th j jury j ry In the i w face latu tee u of what has gone 4 j r. r Before I the legislative action action- the departure is 1 no t surprising I In th the n e pas past t f few ew years CaliA Cali Gal 1 A lOrnia nia has as experienced considerable difficulty 5 ith ith h j juries ries which hung hung- themselves 4 M Men n and women charged with murder ave pe been tried two and nd three times to a la v. v Disagreed juries render no t fjon on and are a a a- costly expense to the state Sometimes juries disagree under the force of c circumstance More often the deadlock is the theS S result result of deliberate of-deliberate scheming One crooked f S. S man on a jury can nullify y the efforts of eleven eleven honest men who desire to reach a. a just a-just just decision 1 j The majority vote will ivill eliminate this S. S t power It however is fraught with difficulties for there are times when a unanimous unanimous j verdict is to be desired To take a aman's amans t 4 mans man's life on a majority vote is c contrary to the fundamental principles of American ris- ris j juris juris- 5 prudence p Nevertheless it is I apparent that some means of reaching the dishonest juror Js IS essential to the w. w welfare of or j justice stice in- in the he United States |