Respuesta :

it makes trials and court a somewhat equal playing field for the citizens because now the monarch can no longer just throw people in jail on a whim

Answer:

It prevents the Monarch from choosing the verdict.

Explanation:

The right to a trial by jury, most importantly prevents the Monarch from choosing the verdict. It prevents the king's domination of the courts. It blocades the arbitrary decisions of the king.

The origins of it can be attributed to Magna Carta. Court depends on a body of citizens. Chapter 39 of King John’s Magna Carta guarantees that no free man may suffer punishment without the lawful judgment of his peers.