On the record
It appears from Blackstone that, even at this day, neither in civil nor criminal cases, are jurors in England sworn to try causes according to law.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “It appears from Blackstone that, even at this day, neither in civil nor criminal cases, are jurors in England sworn to…”
Editor's note · Context
This highlights that jurors in England are not sworn to judge according to the law, which raises questions about their independence.
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They neither ask, nor expect, any mercy, if they should ever fall into the hands of honest men.
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They do not tell us that they have established infallible supreme courts, to whom they refer all questions as to the legality of their acts, and that they do nothing that is not sanctioned by these courts.
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