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When they claim the trial by jury, neither plaintiff nor prosecutor can say, You are not entitled to this form of trial, because you are presumptively a debtor, or presumptively an offender.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “When they claim the trial by jury, neither plaintiff nor prosecutor can say, You are not entitled to this form of trial…”
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Mann argues that neither the plaintiff nor the prosecutor can deny a trial by jury based on presumptions of debt or offense.
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