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What is the difference between Grand Jury and Trial Jury?
A normal (petit) jury hears evidence of a case after the arrest and arraignment of the accused.A grand jury hears evidence before the case is filed and may issue indictments based on the evidence presented by the prosecutor alone.Additionally. . .A petit jury merely listens to testimony presented as well as instructions of the judge. It then renders decisions based on the evidence and judge's instructions. Besides criminal cases, it also hears civil cases.A grand jury gets to ask questions of witnesses and can actually start their own investigations into matters not even presented by the prosecutor. (Prosecutors normally attempt to take charge of the jury but it is actually the jury who is in charge.) After hearing the evidence it either bills (indicts), no bills (does not indict), or passes (takes no action), not by a unanimous vote as in criminal cases but by 9 out of 12 as in civil cases. (An indictment merely means the jury believes there is sufficient evidence to hold the subject over for trial.) Grand juries are fun and very interesting to be on, petit juries usually not so.
Which type of jury only reviews evidence?
Grand Jury.
What type of cases require a jury?
No cases require a jury. Most civil and criminal cases can be tried with a jury if the parties request one.
What is called a 12 member jury?
Grand Jury is the type of jury with more than twelve jurors.
The type of jury that hears a criminal case in a trial setting is?
A "grand jury" might be utilized to hand down an indictment in a criminal case. The subsequent trial would be held in 'criminal court' and tried by a 'petit jury.'
How are verdicts decided by the jury?
Juries empanelled to hear cases in criminal couirts are known as PETIT JURIES. A petit jury is an old-fashioned name for the jury thst hears a lawsuit or criminal prosecution. Petit is the French term meaning "small", to distinguish it from a "grand" jury, which performs other duties, mainly to return an indictment or not. A person on a petit jury is part of the most common type of jury service. See: http://definitions.uslegal.com/p/petit-jury/
Which type of grand jury indicts a person and says that person should go to jail for a crime?
(in the US) There is no such Grand Jury that possesses those pwers.
What special type of trial may not be held by jury?
Cases of Impeachment trial may not be held by jury.
What type of cases does supreme courts hear?
The Supreme Court hears any cases that involve the interpretation of the Constitution.
What type of jury is used for a person accused of a serious crime?
If the procedure happens to exist in that particular state, the individual will first be indicted by a GRAND JURY. When brought to trial their case will be tried by a PETIT JURY. In states with no Grand Jury system, only a Petit Jury is involved.
What type of jury consists of 16-23 people to hear charges against a person and decide if a trial is warranted?
Grand Jury
What type of jury decides the fate of a defendant beyond a reasonable doubt?
A petit jury in a criminal trial decides whether or not a defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The other type of jury, the Grand Jury, decides whether or not there is sufficient evidence to bring charges against a defendant prior to the trial. It does not decide whether or not the defendant is guilty. Therefore the Grand Jury is not bound by the standard of beyond a reasonable doubt.
