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Rule 2.1008 in the 2024 California Rules of Court says prospective jurors with physical or mental disabilities that don’t affect their competence but could cause them harm can be excused from ...
The Superior Court uses the One Day or One Trial Jury Service program under California Rules of Court, Rule 2.1002. This program allows a person to fulfill jury service when they have: Served on ...
Another quirk is that because the superior courts are now fully unified with all courts of inferior jurisdiction, the superior courts must hear relatively minor cases that previously would have been heard in such inferior courts, such as infractions, misdemeanors, "limited civil" actions (actions where the amount in controversy is below $35,000), and "small claims" actions.
Ventura City Hall, which formerly was the Ventura County Courthouse from 1913 to 1968. Photographed by Carol Highsmith in 2012. A bond measure was passed, authorizing US$150,000 (equivalent to $4,910,000 in 2023) for a new courthouse in 1911. [8] The new Ventura County Courthouse was designed by architect Albert C. Martin Sr. and completed in ...
During voir dire, potential jurors are questioned by attorneys and the judge.It has been argued that voir dire is often ineffective at detecting juror bias. [1] Research shows that biographic information in minimal voir dire is not useful for identifying juror bias or predicting verdicts, while attitudinal questions in expanded voir dire can root out bias and predict case outcomes. [2]
Regardless of the court schedule, 1,690 people are called for jury duty each week in San Luis Obispo County, said Nikki Rodriguez, head of jury services at San Luis Obispo Superior Court.
A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. [1] It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal system. Laws and regulations governing jury selection and conviction/acquittal requirements vary from state to state (and are not available in courts of American Samoa), but the fundamental right itself is mentioned five times in the ...
Ventura County Superior Court Judge David Worley sentenced Spejcher on Tuesday to two years' probation, as well as community service. ... A jury convicted Spejcher of involuntary manslaughter in ...