Should juries be informed of a defendant's previuos criminal record? This is a question which could cause seriuous debate, depending on an individual's point of view. One person might believe that only the facts or evidence of a particualr case are pertinent to the decision a jury should make. Another might take the position that any evidence is at best circumstantial and that the accuser's character has at least as much bearing on the case as hard evidence does.
The existence of different perspectives is one hallmark of juries, which are supposed to be composed of a cross-section of the population. While some would be likely to hold, as indicated above, that tangible evidence and a person's past are not related, i would not be one of th
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