First, a judge can usually give a "directed verdict" of the person is obviously innocent. Secondly it is much easier to pay off a judge and keep it quiet than

First, a judge can usually give a "directed verdict" of the person is obviously innocent. Secondly it is much easier to pay off a judge and keep it quiet than a bunch of random jurors. Thirdly judges can become calloused by virtue of their continued sentencing people to prison. They won't have the empathy that the jury will feel for both the accuser and the accused. Fourth, the jury can ignore an outrageous law. For example oftentimes they refused to convict escaped slaves in the north. Putting your freedom in the hands of one person who may very well be corrupt is much more dangerous than puttIng it in the hands of regular people. Additionally I can't remember where, but I heard that 10 people or so working together usually come up with as good a solution as an expert anyways.