2026-05-22
23 分钟Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to English Learning for Curious Minds by Leonardo English,
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and learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English.
I'm Alistair Budge, and today we are going to be talking about the law,
specifically jury trials in Britain and their future.
The role of jury trials is a subject of ongoing debate and the law might well be changing.
So today we are going to look at the unusual idea and uneven
history of the jury and at how 12 strangers with no legal training can decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty.
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Okay then, let's not waste a minute and get right into it.
Imagine you are charged with a crime in England today.
Not a minor traffic offence, something serious, fraud or assault.
You maintain that you are innocent.
You are certain you can prove it.
And of course, you are innocent.