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In America, people accused of crimes can choose to have their case heard by a judge or jury. Legal experts say most people choose a jury, usually made up of 12 people from the community where the crime took place. Two recent criminal cases heard by juries were the subject of international news coverage and emotional disputes about their outcomes. In Pennsylvania, a jury deadlocked on charges that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004. To deadlock, means all 12 jurors could not agree on a decision. Cosby, now 79, was a beloved television and movie actor, writer and comedian. But his reputation suffered when many women came forward to charge him with sexual misconduct . At the trial, the jury was asked to decide only about the charges from one woman, Constand. She said Cosby had drugged her, making her unable to resist his sexual attacks. On
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