Question

If a jury has 12 members, how many of them should it take to find somebody guilty?


One primary reason why today's juries tend to have 12 people is that the Welsh king Morgan of Gla-Morgan, who established jury trials in

725 A.D., decided upon the number, linking the judge and jury to Jesus and his Twelve Apostles.


Today in NZ, a jury is still made of 12 people. After hearing the prosecution and defense, the jury must try to reach a unanimous verdict where everyone agrees that the defendant is guilty or not guilty. If one person disagrees, they must continue to answer.


1. How many people do you think it should take to find someone guilty? Why?

2. Identify the concepts or ideas that this question makes you think about.

3. Can you think of a philosophical question that your thinking has led to?

Answer 1

If a jury has 12 members, then 7 people will form the majority.

If 6 people are in someone’s favour and 6 in the other’s, it will lead to a conflict.

So, it will take 7 people to decide if someone is guilty.

Hope it helps your.

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