PSYC 331 : Study Guide_history of the trial_evidence_and credibility.docx
Document Summary
If anyone ensnares (publically accuse someone of a crime) another that person will have a ban upon them, if the accuser couldn"t prove the crime then they were put to death. Introduction of presumption of innocence (innocent until proven guilty) Before there were laws there was ever lasting vengeance; laws were created as an alternative to this. Both the accused and accuser were able to present evidence. Introduces the presumption of innocence (that guilt must be proven: both the accused and the accuser have chance to provide evidence, harsh sentences lex talionis (an eye for an eye) Only the gods could decide guilt or innocence until aeschylus created the greek play write orestian. Agamemnon for killing their daughter iphigenia: orestes is tried by a jury of 10 peers; aeschylus tried by a jury of 10 peers (selected by. Pallas athena goddess of wisdom and warfare); the jury tied 5 guilty, 5 not guilty and.
