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"This court in a 14½-year tenure as a judge in hundreds of jury trials, has never overturned a jury verdict," Serrott wrote in his decision. "This case is the rare exceptional case where justice ...
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 ...
Ohio man was accused of gunning down Dominick Hull at Bridgeton apartment complex
A 49-year-old Mansfield man was found guilty Friday night on five of nine counts but was acquitted of attempted murder. An eight-man, four-woman jury deliberated for nearly three hours in reaching ...
The Ohio Court of Claims is a court of limited, statewide jurisdiction. The court's jurisdiction extends to matters in which the State of Ohio is a party and the state has waived its sovereign immunity by statute, and also hears appeals from decisions made by the Ohio Attorney General on claims allowed under the Victims of Crime Act.
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 jury reached a verdict hours later: guilty on all counts. ... Washington and beyond, in your inbox three times per week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Jurors delivered the verdict around 6 p.m., having begun their deliberations about 4:30 p.m., following an emotional day of testimony from the defendant, who broke down on the witness stand. “To ...