The Role Of The Jury In The Court System

What is a jury? A jury is defined as a body of people (usually twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. A jury may not seem important, but a jury is a very important part of our court system. Information about juries can be found in Amendment 6 and 7 of the United States Constitution. Amendment 6 states that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial while Amendment 7 states that where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Jurors may serve on jury duty for either a civil or criminal case. Civil cases and criminal cases are both types of legal case found in courts. In each there is an accuser and one or more defendants. Civil cases deal with a disagreement between two parties while a criminal is a case with a crime involved. Each juror is important to the jury as a whole in both types of cases but first you have to select a fair jury. Selecting a fair jury involves questioning potential jurors and removing potential jurors from the jury. First jurors are questioned to show legal qualifications, possible biased opinions, health issues, or if you may be excused from duty because of your job. Next, lawyers begin removing jurors who are not qualified or able to serve. They will also put aside jurors who can’t put aside their feelings and apply the law impartially - without bias. Next, lawyers can strike jurors without cause until both sides are satisfied with the panel or there are no more viable challenges for cause. Selecting a fair jury and serving is complicated from the
You should not research the case, discuss the case with anyone, communicate with the other parties, post anything online about the case, watch news reports about the case, or read articles about the case. Any of these things could mess with the way you look at the case and could change your opinion. I think I would make a good juror because I follow all rules given to me and I care about my work. If it was my duty to be a good juror and come up with a fair verdict, I would make it my job to do so. I also think serving on jury would be fun so I wouldn’t mind doing it which always makes jobs better. I think qualifications to be a good juror are things like being honest, not holding back any thoughts that could help the case, and not being biased. Being honest is always important, especially while serving on jury. If you hold back any ideas or thoughts that could help the case, you could be hurting the case. If you are biased during a trial, it is not a fair trial for the person that is being convicted. If you are serving on jury, you should care about what you are doing because you could either really help or really harm someone’s