2026-03-10 14:45 UTC
@Geri@mastodon.online Most countries don't have a jury system, but they have fully independent judges, and no court is presided over by a single judge. Even a divorce court has 3 judges, larger cases 5 or more, to rule out any bias.
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@HighlandLawyer@mastodon.social 2026-03-10 15:33
@wanwizard@mastodon.scot @Geri@mastodon.online Scotland only has juries for serious cases; however we also have the requirement of corroboration of evidence, which provides an additional safeguard in those "less serious" cases. England doesn't have corroboration, but uses juries instead. So fair enough, bring English law into line with Scotland: but the vast majority of cases in England already in the pipeline would need to be dropped, because the prosecutor will have no corroborating evidence of every point to be proven.