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A federal petit jury consists of 12 members in criminal cases [10] and 6 to 12 members in civil cases, [11] and the verdict must be unanimous. [ 12 ] [ 11 ] Federal jury trial rights
In civil cases, a verdict may be reached by a majority of nine of the twelve members. [124] In a criminal case, a verdict need not be unanimous where there are not fewer than eleven jurors if ten of them agree on a verdict after considering the case for a "reasonable time". [124]
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]
The Massachusetts judge presiding over the Karen Read murder trial ordered the jury to continue deliberations after the jurors sent a note Friday saying they could not reach a unanimous verdict ...
There they will have the chance to serve as jurors in the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump, the first criminal trial of an ex-president in American history.
Jury nullification occurs when a jury returns a not guilty verdict even though jurors believe beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant has broken the law. This may happen when jurors disagree ...
For civil cases, a jury trial must be demanded within a certain period of time per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 38. [99] In United States Federal courts, there is no absolute right to waive a jury trial. Per Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 23(a), only if the prosecution and the court consent may a defendant waive a jury trial for ...
A pre-hearing conference is mandatory for any case to be tried by a jury (per s. 625.1(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada). It must be presided over by a judge of the court that will try the accused and must be held in accordance with the rules of court made under sections 482 and 482.1.