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When juries decide whether people have broken the law is called?
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They listen to deliberations delivered by the defense attorney and prosecution in a court of law during a trial.
They then decide if the evidence is enough to support that the defendant DID commit the crime(s) in question "by a reasonable doubt".
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Do juries always decide trials?
No, juries do not always decide trials. A person will sometimes have the option of not using a jury for their trial because they are afraid of the outcome.
Negligence judge or jury?
Judges decide questions of law. Juries decide issues of fact.
How many members of the grand jury must agree that a trial is needed?
Grand Juries do not decide on whether a trial is needed, or not. They only agree (by a simple majority) that enough probable cause exists to indict you for the offense with which you are charged.
What do trial juries hand out?
Trial juries hand down verdicts. When the judge hands down the verdict it is called a judgment or a holding.
Which are the most common in kind benefits?
Grand juries and Petit juries are the two kinds of juries.
What are the in juries and disorcler of bones?
What are the in juries and disorcler of bones
What are several advantages of having cases decided by juries instead of by judges?
Different perspectives, it more just than having one person decide your fate.
Can a grand jury tell you if you are innocent or guilty?
Grand juries do not decide guilt or innocence. They determine if enough evidence exists to formally charge you with a crime. There are two types of formal charges: presentments and indictments. For all practical purposes nowadays only indictments are produced by grand juries.
The group of people that both the grand jury and traverse juries are drawn from is called a?
jury pool
What role does the grand juries play in court decision- making?
these people chare people to help dicover whether they should be behind bars or not.
How did Athenian juries different from American juries?
Athenian juries differ from American juries because they were bigger with as much as 501 citizens. the metics were foreigners. They were foreign residents. The rights they had was they could be presented with citizenship, but not have it.
How did Athenian juries differ from American juries?
Athenian juries differ from American juries because they were bigger with as much as 501 citizens. the metics were foreigners. They were foreign residents. The rights they had was they could be presented with citizenship, but not have it.
