How often do juries convict defendants in criminal cases?
According to the Court Statistics Project, juries convict defendants in criminal cases approximately 75 percent of the time. For more information please refer to Brian Ostrom et al., Examining the Work of State Courts, 2001 ( Williamsburg, VA, National Center for State Courts, 2002). See Part 2, “The Role of Juries in State Courts,” at 101.