Darren New wrote:
> """
> Most legal processes work on the theory that every case has exactly two 
> opposed sides and that it is easier to find two biased humans than one 
> unbiased one.  Between the prosecution and the defense, someone has a 
> motive to present any given piece of evidence, so the court will see all 
> the evidence; that is the theory.
> """
> 
> Perhaps it's easier to balance out biases with 12 people than with 1 or 3?
> 
In this book
http://www.amazon.com/Taming-Chance-Ideas-Context/dp/0521388848
by Ian Hacking, to the best of my memory, he discusses how the jury 
system, esp. the number of jurors, is an outgrowth of early French 
exploration into statistics and probability?

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