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Can jury find defendant innocent?
A hope and a prayer! Just kidding. All it takes is that the prosecution does not convince ALL 12 jurors that you are guilty of the crime (beyond a reasonable doubt). If just 1 of the jurors is not convinced that you are guilty then there is a mistrial. Doubtful that the state will retry you - too expensive, unless they really want you bad.
Who sits on grand juries?
Grand jurors are called from a cross section of the public.Added; From the same pool of potential jurors that is used to call all citizens for jury service.
What is the next step if a mistrial is declared in Virginia?
all people involved will be executed
In a civil law suit do you have to convince all twelve jurors?
No, there only needs to be a majority as decided by the number of seated jurors.
How many jurors must agree in a criminal case in Iowa?
It must be agreed by all (12) of the jurors deciding the case.
In a criminal case with 12 jurors in Shawnee County Kansas how many jurors must you have to have a guilty verdict?
All 12.
How many jurors would have to vote for someone to be innocent?
A unanimous decision must be reached; all of them. For criminal cases, all verdicts must be unanimous, meaning that all jurors must be in agreement. Criminal cases have 12 jurors. Civil cases generally only have 6 jurors, and in some cases five agreeing jurors can constitute a guilty verdict even if one juror disagrees.
In a criminal jury trial must all jurors agree with the guilty verdict?
Generally, all jurors must vote "guilty" to convict someone of a crime. However, some states have laws that create "exceptions". Some states allow "all but one" or "all but two" of the jurors to vote guilty, and allow the conviction to stand.
Missouri how many jurors needed to convict?
All twelve.
After a verdict is reached in a criminal case and one of the jurors goes immediately to the DA and tells them he has twice been convicted of a felony could that be reason enough for a mistrial?
Yes to many things... like felony charges and you lose your rights too...or being still under probation or court terms, etc. Plus, most importantly, they are generally considered partial and will not be able to give a fair impartial judgment...holding grudges and such against the system. ANSWER Well first off, they screen jurors so 99.99999% of the time, this won't happen, but there are errors in the system. Most convicts would just mention it because they don't want to be there, but again, it's all contingent on what happens in a particular case. The first question is: "What was the verdict?" A verdict of NOT GUILTY cannot be reversed, no matter what. All 12 jurors could have been felons and the evidence could have been totally in favor of the Prosecution---they could have a video tape and DNA evidence---doesn't matter. If the 12 felons say NOT GUILTY and then all 12 of them say they are felons, there's nothing that can be done because it is double jeopardy. Now, a GUILTY verdict could be overturned and declared a mistrial for having a felon on the jury because felons aren't supposed to be jurors. But a NOT GUILTY verdict cannot be. Sorry.
Why are their only a 6 person jury?
State law calls for only 6 jurors and 1 alternate for all criminal cases except capital cases. the US Supreme Court held in Williams vs Florida that 6 jurors are sufficient under the 6th Amendment. Interestingly, an eminent domain case gets 12 jurors. If the state is going to take your house and pay you for it you get 12 jurors; if you're facing life in prison 6 will do.
After a trial has ended and the verdict is guilty can a juror who feels the head juror influenced many opinions and who may have been discussing the case BEFORE instructed to be declared a mistrial?
After the verdict has been reached, and announced, it's too late. However, such a revelation MIGHT be grounds to launch an appeal for a new trial. QUESTION: The question states,"influenced MANY opinions." Can this disgruntled juror present factual testimony and other jurors who will testify to the same thing? Also- "discussing the case before instructed." Discussing it with WHO? Other jurors? That is permitted. That's what juries DO. It's not as simple as just saying, "I was improperly influenced," and then walking away leaving the court to sort it out. An investigation and all kinds of possible criminal charges could arise from something like this - and not only for the OTHER jurors. (e.g.: contempt of court - lying under oath - obstruction of justice - false report to the authorities - etc). If your moral/ethical code requires you to speak up, by all means do so. However, just be sure you know what you're letting yourself in for.
