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jury may result in the case being tried again. This situation can occur only in common law legal systems. Civil law systems either do not use juries at...

against suspects. The jury system developed in England during the Middle Ages and is a hallmark of the English common law system. Juries are commonly used...

decisions. Jury trials are increasingly used in a significant share of serious criminal cases in many common law judicial systems, but not all. Juries or lay...

In common law, a petit jury (or trial jury; pronounced /ˈpɛtət/ or /pəˈtiːt/, depending on the jurisdiction) hears the evidence in a trial as presented...

Jury nullification, also known in the United Kingdom as jury equity, or a perverse verdict, is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not...

systematically choosing the jury via a process of scientific jury selection, although other uses of jury research are becoming more common. The jury selected is said...

A grand jury is a jury—a group of citizens—empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether...

trial by jury, and as such are a cornerstone of criminal process in many common law countries. The purpose of instructions are to inform the jury about the...

Look up jury-rig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In maritime transport and sailing, jury rigging is making temporary makeshift running repairs with...

Jury duty or jury service is a service as a juror in a legal proceeding. Different countries have different approaches to juries: variations include the...

Sequestration is rare, and becoming less common, due to the expense and concerns about the impact on jury members. In most trials that last more than...

on English common law to determine whether a jury trial was necessary in a civil suit. The amendment thus does not guarantee trial by jury in cases under...

seigniorial courts as needed. The degree to which common law drew from earlier Anglo-Saxon traditions such as the jury, ordeals, the penalty of outlawry, and writs...

A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal...

offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required...

in England were governed by the Juries Act 1870, and the main difference between the special jury and a common jury under that Act was merely a matter...

the jury system as a whole, grand juries originated in England and spread throughout the colonies of the British Empire as part of the English common law...

most common surname in Croatia. It may refer to: Ante Jurić, (1922–2012), Croatian priest Ante Jurić, (1934–2013), Croatian footballer Ante Juric (born...

Turner, Bishop of Ely; and Thomas White, Bishop of Peterborough—by a common jury. The charge was that a petition sent by the Bishops constituted seditious...

Jury tampering is the crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial. The means by which this...