D&D General Another idea for a perfect crime in Dnd, the defendant bribes the jury to ensure their found guilty

[JMISBEST]

I've had another idea for a perfect crime in Dnd,. Would it work?

The defendant bribes the jury to ensure their found guilty

His plan is that a few weeks later they'll leak information to the local lord that proves that the jury was bribed to find the defendant guilty, the local lord will assume that the jury would only be bribed to find the defendant guilty if the defendant is actually innocent and he or she pardons the defendant

To the defendants glee his plan works

 

[James Gasik]

Or just Dominate Person the King to pardon you. Or teleport to the other side of the planet. Move to another plane of existence. Leave behind a Simulacrum of yourself to do the time!

 

[Greenstone.Walker]

Assuming a feudal system has juries, of course...

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

Or trials of fact. The usual trial will be "dip your hand in this boiling oil, and if it doesn't fester and kill you, guess you're innocent".

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

Or trials of fact. The usual trial will be "dip your hand in this boiling oil, and if it doesn't fester and kill you, guess you're innocent".

If she floats, she is a witch. If she sinks, she is innocent.

“Who are you so learn’ed in the ways of science?”

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Assuming a feudal system has juries, of course...

Most stuff of the 1400s or so just has a judge at most.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Like I can’t think of any D&D thing that uses Juries in trial related stuff.

 

[aco175]

What was the movie with the disgraced actor who played a person on death row and was killed to prove the system of killing people was flawed?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

So, rather than Agatha Christie, you want to do John Grisham?


But trial by jury seems out of place in the setting you are describing.

 

[Clint_L]

I've had another idea for a perfect crime in Dnd,. Would it work?

The defendant bribes the jury to ensure their found guilty

His plan is that a few weeks later they'll leak information to the local lord that proves that the jury was bribed to find the defendant guilty, the local lord will assume that the jury would only be bribed to find the defendant guilty if the defendant is actually innocent and he or she pardons the defendant

To the defendants glee his plan works

Why doesn't he just bribe the jury to ensure that he is found not guilty?