Why do criminal trials generally have 12 jurors and 2 alternate jurors?
A. The Williams v. Florida decision mandated that number.
B. This number reduces the likelihood that there will be a hung jury.
C. It was a historical accident that has been maintained through tradition.
D. It is the number required by federal law.
C. It was a historical accident that has been maintained through tradition.
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