| Show THE JURY o oAt At t a recent meeting e e a national nation al at crime commission d at aw NewYork New NewYork York City twenty ns were made to reduce crime in our country the investigating It was pointed out by ing mj ee that 90 per cent of the them m are not apprehend apprehend- ed ed- ed and that 75 per cent of those brought before the courts receive no nop p punishment One of the twenty recommendations recommendations was a radical ch change in our J jury At present a. a unanimous is necessary for a opinion of a Jury verdict which means that one man conviction out of pf twelve can block a at attorneys attorneys at at- Foreign born bom citizens curbstone stone known to be and those against law taw enforcement are eligible for Jury service commission would ex- ex The crime elude chide the from the list f foreign born citIzens citizens cithens cit- cit hens and would require not more than a five sixth vote of a II jury for tor conviction of the A good share of the battle defense attorney is to get Ret at least who is known tone are man on the Jury concern In the to have some personal particular case or who is opposed to at least some of our laws taws or of officers tic en this character is ta allowed al allowed al al- When a man of to a act act t the prosecutor lowed by the trial is a farce a a- afar far as the defense lIe He knows he attorney is concerned conceded will get get get-a a hung jury no matter what the evidence is II The law enforcing officers are discoursed discouraged in the tiki likly to become baveNo have bave service we face of ot the jury is much evidence No matter how bow given against the criminal the Jury disagrees rees Our cass ca of jurors tuors rora U to for three thre failures largely ly e out of four trials of perfectly guilty Continued on page 8 lot The Jury Continued from page 1 1101 defendants It is gratifying to know w that a majority of ot our jurors w. w work rk for conviction but with our present jury system the few oppose opposed oppose i to lawand lawand law lawand and order can easily thwart justice Attendance at the last term of the district court in this county or attend at tend nee at most any jury trial wil wi ct convince the honest observer of or the tho power of ot jurors opposed II to law |
