Who decides the guilt of a defendent?
If it is a ‘jury trial’ then the ‘whole jury’ must ‘vote’ and can ‘convict’ a person ONLY if ALL OF THEM SAY HE IS GUILTY. If it is a ‘judge trial’ (one where there is no ‘jury’ sitting) it is the ‘judge’ who makes the decision on ‘guilt or innocence’ … but that ‘judge’ should be ‘well educated’ in the points of law and should ‘make a decision’ based on that ‘education’ and not ‘just because s/he thinks it’s right’ … A ‘jury’ is taken from the ‘general pool of citizens’ who are ‘registered voters’ in the city/county/state where the judge is ‘on the bench.’ You ‘always’ have a Judge in a court case, but you have ‘juries’ picked only if the ‘defendant’ chooses to have a ‘jury trial.
