A jury, no matter what the case is, is expected to weight up the evidence presented to it. Then, when a verdict has been reached, it is passed to the judge.
It allowed the accused to produce witnesses and evidence to the court - so that a jury of their peers could analyse the facts of the case to bring a fair verdict.
Another name for a trial jury is "a panel of one's peers". To be fair, the court tries to have people on the jury that are educated and willing to participate in a fair trial.
It allowed the accused to produce witnesses and evidence to the court - so that a jury of their peers could analyse the facts of the case to bring a fair verdict.
Well sure,its to make sure someone is convicted of the crime they are charged with, LMAO,no really,its to provide a fair&impartial jury,so the defendant,gets a fair trial.....
The 7th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives U.S. citizens the right to a trial by a jury of their peers. Jury service is supposed to provide a person being tried with a jury of their peers.
Well see when someone is on trial they are questioned and the questions start to build up and it is up to the jury to make the decision. The two reasons are thatif the jury is not convinced with the case then there is no more case but if they are convinced then it is a win win for everybody.
A hung jury is when the jury members can't agree so the judge dismisses them.
To ensure that the accused get the right to a far trail and to use the American legal system to administer justice. As you have seen in the Amanda Knox case people deserve the right to a fair trail. In this case the trail was biased by newspapers and what not and since the jury was not sequestered the trail was biased.
Trial by jury and the trial is open to the public so that justice can be seen to be done.
The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, the district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and criminal matters. Every day hundreds of people across the nation are selected for jury duty and help decide some of these caseshe United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, the district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and criminal matters. Every day hundreds of people across the nation are selected for jury duty and help decide some of these cases
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Assuming that Henry Williams was black, how is it possible that he could have received a fair trial from his so-called "peers," when the Trial Jury AND the Petit Jury was all-white? Furthermore, the poll tax virtually ensures that only those with the ability to afford a poll tax can be seated on a jury, since it is a juror requirement. This is one of the purposes of the poll tax and the literacy test written in the state constitution.