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In Texas, the constitutional rights related to juries are primarily established in the Texas Constitution and the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Individuals have the right to a jury trial in both criminal and civil cases, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Seventh Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 15 of the Texas Constitution. Additionally, jurors must be selected from a fair cross-section of the community, and defendants have the right to an impartial jury. These rights ensure that citizens can participate in the judicial process and that their cases are adjudicated fairly.
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What were three protections in the Texas constitution that were uniuqe to Texas?
Bill of Rights protecting freedoms of speech, the press, and religion; right to trial by jury; and other basic civil rights.
In drafting the Bill of Rights Madison felt so strongly about a persons right to what that he included it in both the 6th and 7th Amendments?
a jury trial
Under which category does jury trial in civil cases Constitutional Amendment fall?
Protection from the Federal Government
What is a group of persons that renders a verdict to a court?
The JURY.
What is a group of persons that renders a verdict to court?
The JURY.
What group of people decide a case after hearing evidence?
Jury. There are 2 kinds of juries: petit jury (typically 12 or 6 persons, decide criminal trials and sometimes civil lawsuits) and grand jury (typically 24 persons, decides to issue indictments).
The Bill of Rights passed in 1791 gave what rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution contain a list of individual rights and liberties. The Bill of Rights limits the powers of government. Its basic purpose is to protect two kinds of rights: individual rights, such as freedom of speech and press, and the rights of persons accused of crimes, like the right to trial by jury.
How many persons should be on a jury in a criminal case?
12
What is jury tampering?
It describes the attempt by the defendant (or persons associated with the defendant) to influence the jury sitting on the defendant's trial.
What is a petite jury?
The ordinary trial jury of twelve persons whose duty it is to find facts as opposed to the grand jury whose duty it is to return an indictment. A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
Can a felon serve on jury duty in Texas?
No
What is the document introducing the idea of trial by jury?
Bill of Rights, and it's a trial by jury of its peers.
