Maybe we should get rid of the jury system and have professional jurors.
If there is a saving grace...MJ in jail wouldn't have lasted long..however, a broke, has-been and ignored MJ outside..well, it may be a worse fate..
I wouldn't go that far. I might have a third lawyer or team to advise the jurors independent of the judge and prosecutors, although that is supposed to be part of the duties of the judge. I'd also let the jury ask questions during the trial, like the members of a military court can.