In discussing the role of juries, the text concluded all of the following except that:
A. states are now permitted to have trial juries with fewer than 12 members.
B. states are no longer required to demand a unanimous verdict of the trial jury in order to produce a criminal conviction.
C. reducing the size of juries and permitting conviction by less than a unanimous decision helps the defendant in criminal cases.
D. states are relying less and less on grand juries to produce criminal indictments.
Answer: C
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