Explain the ambiguity of ?a jury of one?s peers.?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The phrase originated with the Magna Carta in England to distinguish noblemen from commoners.
Modernly, it has been defined as a jury of one?s equals. Further, some state that the phrase means a jury
made up of a cross-section of the community. Keep in mind that the word ?peers? does not appear in the
Constitution.
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