When1: 1164
Who: grand jury
What: jury
Where: England
works\ grand jury [1164]
Detail: Grand juries started when citizens investigated crimes and charged persons. Petit juries judged trials. Jurors found facts by any agreed method. Verdicts had to be unanimous. If jurors did not reach unanimous verdict, court appointed more jurors until twelve agreed. If jury had decided wrongly, court penalized jurors strongly. After wrong decision, 24 knights heard case.
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