Challenges and proposals to safeguard the presumption of innocence within the scope of jury verdict sovereignty

Arthur Phillipe Milanez Santa Cecília

doi:10.5281/zenodo.15047167

Authors

Arthur Phillipe Milanez Santa Cecília Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5230-0270

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15047167

Keywords:

court of jury, sovereignty of verdicts, presumption of innocence

Abstract

The Court of Jury in Brazil judges intentional crimes against life, with the popular participation of jurors. It must balance the sovereignty of verdicts and the presumption of innocence, ensuring a fair trial. The sovereignty of verdicts, though essential, can be influenced by extrajudicial factors. Measures such as the role of the presiding judge and the decision review are necessary to protect the defendant’s rights.

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Author Biography

Arthur Phillipe Milanez Santa Cecília, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Brasil

Master’s candidate in Law (Area of concentration: Philosophy and General Theory of Law) at the Law School of the University of São Paulo. Student of the specialization in Economic Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Bachelor summa cum laude in Law from the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences of the Federal University of Lavras. Researcher at the Government Laboratory and at the Research Group Legal Interpretation and Institutional Innovations: Law, Democracy and Development, both at the Law School of the University of São Paulo. Member of the Sectional Commission of Philosophy of Law and Philosophy of the State, and of the Sectional Commission of Economic Criminal Law, both Brazilian Bar Association – Minas Gerais Section. Lawyer. Link Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9795413074176139

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