Court System History

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Court system then and now Back in 1692 in a town of Salem there was a mass case of hysteria and a disgrace to the American court system. Due to this flaw in our court system it has positively affected the court system. If it wasn’t for the flaws they found out during the Salem witch trials the court system would still be shame on America; however it did have a positive effect on the court system by creating the need for unbiased judges, fair juries, and hard evidence for conviction. During the Salem witch trials there was a problem with judges which caused major problems because many people were hung as a result of a biased judge. They would only have one point of view of people in Salem and many were falsely accused of being witches. This was a flaw because the judges would only pick out what they wanted to hear and not everything that was being told, which leads to an unfair trial. “Most men feel when they swear an oath…that they have invested something.” Judges during the Salem witch trials and judges today have to swear an oath saying they will be unbiased and listen to both sides of the story before they make a conviction upon someone. Due to the Salem witch trials we found out that judges cannot be one sided and must listen to both sides of the story before they are allowed to convict someone. Though this was the opposite of what happed during the Salem witch trials, it now insures a fair trial for the accused. Another one of the many flaws of the court system during the witch trials which happened in Salem were biased juries. This particular flaw, if not found would be the most unfair and easiest way to get revenge on someone. By having a jury with people that know you they could judge you by your past instead of just the situation and the evidence. Having a fair jury is one of the most important things you could have if you had to be trialed because

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