jury

The right to trial by an impartial jury is a defendant's constitutional right; explore this pivotal duty to assess the evidence, deliberate and deliver a verdict.

The Court Got It Right. That’s the Problem.
When the old man was carried out of the hair salon, the employee’s hands were still shaking. He had just pinched the man’s philtrum, leaving a faint crescent-shaped mark on the man’s upper lip. The family later cited that mark in its lawsuit as evidence of “improper rescue.”
By Jina day ago in Criminal
The Scam Script Hasn't Changed. The Money Route Has.
The scripts used in telecom and online fraud have barely changed. At its June press conference, the Ministry of Public Security said ten scam types account for 85% of cases: brushing-for-rebate, fake shopping and services, fake investment and wealth management, fake e-commerce and logistics customer service, loan and credit-reporting, fake game trading, romance and dating, impersonating police, prosecutors, and courts, impersonating superiors and acquaintances, and flight refund and change scams. Most “new scam” warnings on your phone break down into one of these ten.
By Jin3 days ago in Criminal
BOYS WILL BE BOYS? NO. THAT’S HOW ACCOUNTABILITY DIES.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS? NO. THAT’S HOW ACCOUNTABILITY DIES. The Vaughn Griffith and Dominic Kim Case: When Bullying Allegedly Escalates Into Sexual Violence, Who Was Supposed to Protect the Child?
By Lilithea Adasia3 days ago in Criminal
The ATM Sent 20,000 Yuan to a Stranger. The Bank Blamed a Recycled Phone Number.
At an ATM in Xiaogan, Hubei, on Oct. 5, Mr. Xu picked “transfer to phone number.” He typed his own mobile number and sent 20,000 yuan from his father’s bank card. The cash dispenser was empty, so he wanted to move the money to his own account first. No text arrived. At home, his father got the debit alert. The money had gone to an account named “Xu Fei.”
By Jin5 days ago in Criminal
Two Class Periods, Six Felonies, and One Very Uncomfortable Question About Accountability
Two Class Periods, Six Felonies, and One Very Uncomfortable Question About Accountability Miss Lil’s Tea Table: Sometimes tea simply will not cut it. Today, we're reaching for something a little stronger.
By Lilithea Adasia9 days ago in Criminal
Miss Lil's Tea Time:
Miss Lil's Tea Time: She Was Having a Bad Day. A Mother Is Dead. By Miss Lil Well, my lovely tea drinkers, put the kettle on because I have a story today that has me sitting here staring at my teacup, wondering what on earth is wrong with people.
By Lilithea Adasia9 days ago in Criminal
400 Clients. 3,000 Yen a Day. 100,000 Retweets for Her Abuser.
I. A Single Tatami Mat In Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on the second floor of a mixed-use building, behind a shop with a "girls' bar" sign, there was a storage room.
By Jin10 days ago in Criminal
Two Soup Pots, One Luxury Flat, and a Trial Still Running
One In the early hours of 24 February 2023, police forced their way into a rented village house in Lung Mei Village, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
By Jin10 days ago in Criminal
He Was Fired a Month After His Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis. Then the Arbitration Award Arrived.
September 11, 2026 Li Yu read the arbitration award twice. He did not smile. He folded the paper in half and placed it in a clear plastic document bag. The bag already held his gastroscopy report, a chemotherapy appointment slip, and an estimate for second-line treatment. The estimate said 50,000 to 60,000 yuan per treatment. Someone had written "possibly 70,000" in pen next to the number.
By Jin14 days ago in Criminal
He Was Forced to Take Out a Loan in Myanmar. Does He Have to Pay It Back?
I On that afternoon in the Myanmar compound, someone took Wang Xing’s phone. A hand pressed his shoulder. Another hand turned his face toward the screen. Facial recognition passed. The loan application went through. The money arrived and left before he could see the balance.
By Jin14 days ago in Criminal
The Family That Had Its Own Army: Inside the Wei Crime Group’s 122 Billion Yuan Empire
On October 13, 2026, the Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court and the Nan’an People’s Court in Fujian Province delivered first-instance judgments in the Wei family criminal group cases. Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei, and Liao Jingfang received death sentences. Wei Qingtao, Kang Min, and Xiong Hengxing received life imprisonment. Su Hongxiang, Deng Zida, Chen Longjiang, and 52 others, 55 defendants total, received fixed-term sentences from 24 years to 3 years and 3 months.
By Jin14 days ago in Criminal
She Walked Into the Wrong Room. He Knew She Wasn't His Friend. A Court Called It Rape.
At around 3 a.m. in 2025, the hallway of a wellness club in Yibin, Sichuan, was dim. Ms. Lu, in her early thirties, left Room 808 to use the bathroom. She had been drinking at a dinner with friends and had been given the room to sleep it off. Her steps were unsteady. She held the wall to keep her balance.
By Jin14 days ago in Criminal