Juries on Trial: Faces of American Justice
- ISBN-10
- 0934878439
- ISBN-13
- 9780934878432
- Category
- Law / General
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Dembner Books
- Author
- Paula DiPerna
Description
Explains how juries are selected and hear cases, traces the history of trial by jury, and looks at sample cases
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