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Yes, it is.
Approximately 2-3 of criminal cases go to jury trial.
The crime of Fraud is a jury-demandable criminal trial offense.
A criminal jury hears a criminal trial. A civil jury hears a civil trial. Usually both are taken from the same pool and contain the same number of members, but this may vary by jurisdiction.
The right to a trial by jury is a right to all citizens in the United States. The trial by jury is part of the criminal procedure.
If they have evidence that the jury was tampered with they can file an appeal for the overturn of the verdict HOWEVER - No, not usually in a normally conducted trial.
The 6th amendment in a criminal trial, and 7th in a civil trial.
Because not every court case requires a jury to reach a conclusion. Jury trials are usually reserved for criminal cases - and even then - not all cases need a jury !
A grand jury is a group of people that are selected and sworn in by a court. A traverse jury is a trial jury selected to serve on a court case in civil or criminal court.
A jury verdict of 'guilty' signifies that it is probably a criminal trial. A judge cannot overturn a jury verdict in a criminal trial.
In most cases, you have the right to a trial by jury, but this is not a requirement. In a criminal case, if the defendant opts to have a bench trial, there will be no jury. In a civil case, if neither party requests a jury, it will be a bench trial.
No. A jury is not required for all criminal cases. A defendant can plead guilty or no contest and simply appear before a judge. A defendant can also wave his right to a jury trial and have the trial in front of a judge. A defendant simply has the right to a jury trial in most criminal cases in The United States. There may be a few misdemeanor cases where the penalty is small fine where he is not entitled to a jury trial.