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Jury of One's Peers
The right to trial by jury, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, is so fundamental that it dates to Magna Carta of 1215. A jury of one's peers stands between the accused and the government, preventing abuse of power. The Seventh Amendment protects the same right in civil trials. Here, the jury signed the verdict in gangster Al Capone's tax evasion trial.
Jury's guilty verdict for Al Capone on the charge of tax evasion, October 17, 1931, Records of District Courts of the United States |