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Selecting a Jury

Selecting a Jury. Intro to Law. The Beginning Process. Usually 6 to 12 people are selected from a larger jury pool Civil Cases usually have a jury of 6 In misdemeanor cases, it is usually less than 12, in more serious cases 12 is required. Old Requirements Changing.

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Selecting a Jury

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  1. Selecting a Jury Intro to Law

  2. The Beginning Process • Usually 6 to 12 people are selected from a larger jury pool • Civil Cases usually have a jury of 6 • In misdemeanor cases, it is usually less than 12, in more serious cases 12 is required

  3. Old Requirements Changing • The old requirement that the decision must be unanimous is slowly changing • States often provide for verdicts based on 3/4th or 5/6th rulings by the jury

  4. Alternate Jurors • There are a select few jurors who take the place of jurors if they become ill. • They hear the evidence, but do not participate in discussions unless they replace a juror

  5. Selecting the Pool • The selection of the pool comes from the Department of Motor Vehicles, Registered Voters or tax list. • They are sent summons which require them to report to the courtroom on a specific date

  6. Selecting the Pool • They are given a phone number to call the day before the jury selection. If there will be no court, they will be told on the message not to appear. • If there is court and they do not appear, that is a Contempt of Court and they can have their drivers license revoked or face jail time.

  7. The Selection of a Jury • They go through questioning and expected to speak the truth (vor dire) • If they now any of the people involved, they are dismissed • If they work for a company associated, they are dismissed

  8. Lawyer Challenges • Each lawyer has a specific number of peremptory challenges. • These challenges do not have to have a specific reason • Used because it is believed that the juror would not serve the clients best interest (race, sex, religious beliefs) • There are only a small number of these peremptory challenges

  9. Final Steps • When the jury is selected, they are sworn in to try the case by the court clerk • The rest are dismissed. • Assigned to listen to all testimony and render a decision on the case.

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