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The victims of the trials were hanged. However, Giles Corey was pressed to death under stones when he refused to enter a plea during his trial.
Obviously, the Salem Witch Trials tried a very different crime. But, other than that, the Salem Trials were very much like a normal civil trial today.
Bench trials are when the judge is the decider of fact. A jury trial is where a jury plays that role and determines the verdict.
The Salem trials peaked in the summer of 1692.
Giles Corey, who was around eighty when he was subjected to pressing under stones for refusing to enter a plea, which back in the day was a form of contempt of court.