| The right to a jury trial is one of the basic rights of | | | | in detail and can come to a decision with a common |
| the American citizen. The Sixth Amendment states | | | | consensus. This verdict will not be only based on |
| that all trials shall be held in the state where the | | | | written documents provided by the legal authorities |
| crime has been committed and tried by a jury. The | | | | but also what it believes, perceives and hears. The |
| Amendment further states the trial is held in the | | | | jury, typically, takes a more sympathetic approach |
| state and district in which the offense was | | | | than a judge who goes by rules and laws. |
| committed. | | | | Also, when a jury is chosen, the defendant is not |
| The logic behind having a jury rather than a single | | | | judged in a biased way as no one knows the people |
| judge try a case is that the jury consists of ordinary | | | | chosen to serve in the jury. A judge might not be a |
| people capable of coming to a decision based on | | | | safe bet as he might be prejudiced, corrupt or |
| common sense, whereas a judge will make his | | | | unsympathetic. In addition, it is better to listen to a |
| verdict on the basis of legal references, documents | | | | judgment made by several minds rather than a single |
| submitted by the police and other authorities and | | | | one, no matter how legally educated the single |
| facts that have been verified and confirmed. | | | | person maybe. It is a right that has been added with |
| In case of a judge's verdict, one might not know | | | | much thought based on centuries of trials in the |
| exactly why the verdict has been given. The jury, on | | | | country. |
| the other hand, will go through the evidence provided | | | | |