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There are 12 jurors in Superior Court in Georgia in both criminal and civil trials.
When a person goes to court for compensation it is called civil court. There are only six jurors because the stakes are only money as opposed to life or liberty.
A convict is a person who has been proven guilty of a crime in a court of law and has been sentenced to punishment, such as imprisonment or fines. They have been found to have committed a criminal offense and have been legally convicted of doing so.
It's not possible say without your specifying which meaning of "convict" you're considering. CON vict is a convicted criminal. conVICT is what the jury voted to do in court.
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.
To convict criminals from all over using the international law systempermanent court to try international cases
A convict is a person who has been found guilty of a crime by a court of law and is serving a sentence, typically in prison.
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In California, a standard jury consists of 12 jurors for criminal cases and 8 jurors for civil cases.
The verdict and the sentence.
An Alford plea is a plea in a criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict.
It depends on which court you are talking about Magistrate's court - no jury, only the judge County court - 6 people Supreme court - 6/12 people ? High court - 12 people