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That depends on what "decide what the evidence is" means. The jury does not decide what evidence is admissible in the court; that is up to the judge, and is one of the judge's primary responsibilities. If the attorney for one side or the other thinks evidence should not be admitted, they can make a motion to suppress or exclude it on various grounds, or object during the trial. If the judge decides that the jury should not consider a certain piece of evidence that was introduced, he or she can instruct the jury to disregard it. The jury's only role is to decide whether the defendant is guilty or not (or to find for the plaintiff or the defendant in a civil case).
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Who is the group of people who decide a case after hearing the evidence?
Jury
Does the grand jury decide guilt in a child abuse case?
The grand jury never decides guilt. The grand jury decides whether or not to indict, based on the sufficiency of evidence.
What is a group of people chosen to decide on the outcome of a court case called?
It's called a jury, which is a body of people selected to decide a verdict in a legal case, based upon the evidence presented, after being given instructions on theapplicable law. Also called petit jury, trial jury.
In a felony case the purpose of a grand jury is to?
The Grand Jury is to decide if the evidence warrants prosecution.
What group of people decide a case after hearing evidence?
Jury. There are 2 kinds of juries: petit jury (typically 12 or 6 persons, decide criminal trials and sometimes civil lawsuits) and grand jury (typically 24 persons, decides to issue indictments).
A group of people chosen to decide on the outcome of a court case?
the group of people that decides a case after hearing the evidence is called the jury. the jury ovehrear what goes on in a court and then they determine who is guilty (if any) and who is innocent. also, the jury are elected by the laywers. 6 people get chosen from one laywer and 6 get chosen from the other. hoped i helped :3
Can the victims widow get the evidence presented to Grand Jury?
Not in person. She should speak with the prosecutor handling the prosecution of the case. ONLY the prosecutor gets to decide what they will present to a Grand Jury in order to gain an indictment.
What does Public Grand Jury Indict filed mean?
First, a grand jury, as is the case of any other types of jury, is a jury assembled of people from the general public. This is what makes a jury public. Indict means for a grand jury to decide that there is enough evidence to bring an accused before the court to answer the charges.
Does a petite jury decide the facts about a case?
Yes, but its correct name is PETIT jury.
Can grand gury determine whether defendant in criminal case is guilty?
No, a grand jury does not determine guilt or innocence. Its role is to decide whether there is enough evidence to indict someone and proceed to trial. The trial jury is responsible for determining guilt or innocence based on the evidence presented during the trial.
What if the grand jury doesn't indict?
When the case goes to the GRAND JURY that is when they look at everything and decide whether or not they have a case.If they do not have a substantial amount of evidence against the defendent the case will then be dismissed. So they refuse to indict...there is no case, it is dismissed.
Who determines the facts in a case guilt or innocence?
A jury will be given information from lawyers, evidence, and such and base the decision of guilt on the information provided. The jury is what determines guilt. If it goes to the Supreme Court than they decide on the legality of a case. If it's a small court case than a judge may pass guilt in which you can appeal for a trial by a jury.
