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A Trial by Jury by D. Graham Burnett is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Trial by Jury about?
It is just as interesting to read this book as it is to read its reviews on Amazon. The book gets 5 stars, mostly for the effort. It is not well written. Burnett is not a writer so I didn't expect good writing. Lots of reviewers are blaming the condescending intellectual tone. I expected to read the experience of a juror, not an accomplished non-fiction writer, so the writing did not bother me. What was interesting was the honesty of this account. I think that all of Burnett's choices made sense. Seeking a hung jury at first made sense since it seemed like the jurors had very different opinions and that it would be hard to agree on a verdict. Then figuring out that they could reach a decision and therefore going for it and trying to convince some other jurors made sense too. This is not a theoretical class about teamwork. The jury has to come up with a verdict. If you're convinced that your verdict is the right one and that you decide to try to convince other jurors, I don't see anything wrong with that. From my personal experience, some jurors come up with verdicts that are completely and absolutely wrong. This is for the most part out of laziness. (This just happened yesterda
Who reads A Trial by Jury?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- D. Graham Burnett
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780375413032
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Law, Mystery, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.43 / 5 (21 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14