of twenty–three members had gathered. No lawyers or advocates represented the accused. The complainant brought the accusation, and additional witnesses were necessary to support the claimed wrong. Like our modern system of justice, the Sanhedrin presumed the accused to be innocent and used many legal procedures to protect the accused. In some ways, the system was far more protective of the rights of the accused than even our U.S. Supreme Court during the years Earl Warren was Chief Justice. Some