The jury has a right to judge both the law
as well as the fact in controversy.
-- John Jay, first Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
-- Georgia vs. Brailsford, 1794:4
as well as the fact in controversy.
-- John Jay, first Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
-- Georgia vs. Brailsford, 1794:4
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