On the record
They are not liable to bribery, for they are unknown to the parties until they come into the jury-box.
Said by
Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “They are not liable to bribery, for they are unknown to the parties until they come into the jury-box.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner asserts that jurors are less susceptible to bribery due to their anonymity until the trial.
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