Jurors Authorized and Persuaded by Statute Supreme Court quote

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"That is, the jury were told in effect that the evidence, under the statutory rule, was sufficient, and hence they treated it as such. There is no basis for an assumption that the jury would have acted differently if Bailey had worked for three months, or six months, or nine months, if in fact his debt had not been paid. The normal assumption is that the jury will follow the statute, and, acting in accordance with the authority it confers, will accept as sufficient what the statute expressly so describes." - US Supreme Court in Bailey v. Alabama

Title: Jurors Authorized and Persuaded by Statute Supreme Court quote
Description: A quotation from the Bailey v. Alabama US Supreme Court case describing the problem the Supreme Court had with the state statute on the influence that it had upon jurors regarding prima facie, or "at first glance" guilt.
Date: 1911
Creator: US Supreme Court
Publisher: Justia
Source: Bailey v. Alabama, 219 U.S. 219 (1911)
Format: Text quote

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