Petit jury
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 by both the plaintiff (petitioner) and the defendant (respondent). After hearing the evidence and often jury instructions from the judge, the group retires for deliberation, to consider a verdict. The majority required for a verdict varies. In some cases it must be unanimous, while in other jurisdictions it may be a majority or supermajority. A jury that is unable to come to a verdict is referred to as a hung jury. The size of the jury varies; in criminal cases involving serious felonies there are usually 12 jurors, although Scotland uses 15. A number of countries that are not in the English common law tradition have quasi-juries on which lay judges or jurors and professional judges deliberate together regarding criminal cases. However, the common law trial jury is the most common type of jury system.[1][2]
In civil cases many trials require fewer than twelve jurors. Juries are almost never used in civil cases outside the United States and Canada. Other states with a common law tradition sometimes use them in defamation cases, in cases involving a governmental eminent domain power, and in cases involving alleged wrongful conviction. Civil law countries generally do not use civil juries. Civil juries are available in the United States and Canada in almost all cases where the only remedy sought is money damages.[3]
See also
- Coroner's jury
- Grand jury
- Jury
References
- ^ "Petit Jury". flsd.uscourts.gov. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Types of Juries". United States Courts. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "New Jersey Courts". judiciary.state.nj.us. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
Further reading
- "What is the difference between a petit jury and a grand jury?". Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary.
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