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What is name of juror elected by a jury to preside over deliberations and communicate with the judge?
A jury foreman.
Are grand juries public knowledge?
If you mean an Indictment by a Grand Jury, the answer is yes. If you mean anything having to do with their deliberations, the answer is no - all of that is secret. In federal criminal cases, and in some state cases, a transcript of the grand jury proceedings which led to an indictment may be obtained through discovery by the defendant in his particular criminal case.
Is a jury considered to have the case when a judge begins instructions during instructions or when instructions are finished?
When instructions are finished the jury begins deliberations.
How do you use the word jury in a sentence?
The Grand Jury, which is composed of five men and seven women, were only out twenty minutes during their deliberations.
Are grand jury's public?
If you mean an Indictment by a Grand Jury, the answer is yes. If you mean anything having to do with their deliberations, the answer is no - all of that is secret. In federal criminal cases, and in some state cases, a transcript of the grand jury proceedings which led to an indictment may be obtained through discovery by the defendant in his particular criminal case.
What is the the role of the foreperson in a jury?
The foreperson in a criminal case acts as the spokes-person for the jury. The foreperson asks the judge any questions the jury might have and delivers the verdict at the end of the case. The foreperson is responsible for the conduct of the jury during deliberations. However, they are not allowed to influence the other jurors in any way and their vote carries no more weight then that of other jurors.
What is the meaning of legal word 'findings'?
The meaning of the legal word findings is the result or decision made by deliberations of a jury or court.
Does a judge instruct a jury as to the law that applies in a case?
No. Where the jury acts, the jury acts as trier of fact only. The court routinely instructs the jury as to principles of law and their application, but the court, not the jury, determines the applicable law and how it is to be applied. In this, the jury has no discretion.
What does it mean to have an Unbiased Jury?
that means to have objective Jury
What does it mean to impanel a jury?
to disqualify a whole jury
In the book To Kill a Mockingbird What does it usually mean when a jury will not look at the defendant after their deliberations are over?
To avert one's eyes in such a manner is usually an admission of guilt: You've done something you are not proud of because you know it was not the right thing to do, but you did it anyway. That's psychological, not just literary. To apply that more to the situation being referenced, the jury likely produced an answer they knew was wrong, so wrong that they could not even face the defendant they were condemning. How ironic: the jury was more guilty than the defendant.
Does jury instructions contain the judge's opinion of the evidence presented?
Jury instructions are presented by the judge to the jury. The judge explains what the laws are that govern the case at hand. Jury instructions define the elements of the charged offense and define the burden of proof. Each attorney gives the judge a set of proposed jury instructions. The judge considers each instruction and then decides which ones properly state the law that applies to the case. She then makes her instruction to the jury. The jurors must accept and follow the law as instructed by the judge and use that instruction in their deliberations as they weigh testimony and evidence presented at the trial. Jury instructions are not evidence.
