!!!Geschworenengericht

Geschworenengericht (court of lay judges): decide on the question of 
guilt in major criminal and political cases carrying sentences of 
between 5 and more than 10 years. Cases are heard before the jury 
consisting of 8 lay persons and 3 professional judges. The jury return 
a verdict of guilt or innocence with an absolute majority and base 
their decision on main, contingent and supplementary questions posed 
by the court. If all 3 professional judges disagree with the lay 
persons´ decision on the question of guilt, the case can be 
brought before the Supreme Court of Justice and may then be 
transferred to another criminal court where the question of guilt is 
decided. The lay judges and professional judges jointly determine the 
penalty.


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