fair trial?

Question

any thoughts on the topic: fair trials?

how can a trial be fair...when everyone has their opinions and thre are no such ppl as "unbiased ppl"

Answer 1

A fair trial is one where the defense has sympathetic and adequate counsel, a jury is comprised of the defendant's peers who are both unbiased and rational, and the prosecution is interested in justice, not looking "tough on crime."

As has been stated many times, it is better to pardon a guilty man than to imprison an innocent man. To what extent this is true is debatable, however, that is why our justice system presumes innocence unless and until proven guilty.

Many trials are unfair, whether by inadequate or biased counsel, a biased jury, or prosecution that is more interested in convictions than justice. At the same time, many people find it repulsive to think that a criminal should go free for any reason.

In the end, it is difficult to say what a truly "fair" trial is. However, the United States court system tries its best to make sure trials are as fair as possible.

Answer 2

That's pretty broad, what exactly do you want to know....