Good question. 90% of all civil cases are settled without a trial.
A civil trial.
That's an interesting question, too a subject that many people have probed into in the past. I must assert that the question you have asked just is not little botherly settled.
When parties in a legal dispute agree between themselves to a settlement without going before a judge or without waiting for a trial to be concluded, they have settled out of court.
Without the right to a trial by jury, criminal or civil disputes could be decided arbitrarily by a judge as opposed to based on a more balanced review from fellow citizens.
In the United States, the criminal trial comes first, then comes the civil trial. (In some states, such as North Carolina, civil penalties can be accessed at the criminal trial.)
They would have campfires where they talked peacefully and settled disputes
No. Criminal offenses only - EXCEPT - in California, state law empowers CIVIL Grand juries at the county level to look into and investigate governmental matters that are brought to their attention.
civil lawsuits are heard by a jury, then they make the decision. only if both parties agree to a non-jury trial does a judge make the decision.
this means that you have a right to attend your trial and be there on time. this means that you have a right to attend your trial and be there on time.
The 6th amendment in a criminal trial, and 7th in a civil trial.
A personal injury trial is a type of civil trial in which the prosecution is trying to prove negligence on the part of the defense. There are a number of things that must be shown to prove negligence and the trial focuses on proving those things. It should be noted, however, that the vast majority of personal injury lawsuits never go to trial and are instead settled outside of court. Below is a link about proving negligence.
A civil trial.