The right to a trial by jury is a right to all citizens in the United States. The trial by jury is part of the criminal procedure.
The principle of limited government is exemplified by the right to a trial by jury. The right of a trial by jury is the right to have your fate decided by fellow citizens rather than by a government employee.
Bill of Rights (NovaNet)
6th Amendment
A preliminary hearing might better balance the rights of society and the rights of the accused. With a preliminary hearing a judge is going to weigh the evidence and decide if there is enough evidence for trial. With a grand jury, a group of citizens decides if there is enough evidence for trial.
declaratory act of 1766
Bill of Rights, and it's a trial by jury of its peers.
It doesn't. Sentencing by jury doesn't occur until AFTER the trial is concluded and the jury has announced its finding.
you guys are cheaters but the natural rights philosophy in fact does not protect trial by jury. The natural rights philosophy is a very individualized theory, and by introducing a trial by jury you are establishing a less limited government and actually moving back towards classical republicanism.
The principle of limited government is exemplified by the right to a trial by jury. The right of a trial by jury is the right to have your fate decided by fellow citizens rather than by a government employee.
Nova Net: Citizens were guarenteed freedom of religion, trial by jury, and the rights of common law.
No one took away trial by jury. It is still one of the basic rights of the constitution.
No. A grand jury is a finder of fact, not a trial. You will not be found guilty based on a grand jury true bill.
Because you are more likely to get a fair sentence if you have a jury
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Sixth Amendment (Study Island)
to free men the right to a trial by jury
Magna Carta