Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1899 — Jury Trials in Germany. [ARTICLE]

Jury Trials in Germany.

Mistrials rarely occur In criminal cases in Germany. A vote of six to six acquits the prisoner; a vote of seven to five leaves the decision to the court and a vote of eight to four conviction.