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jury trial n. a trial of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which the case is presented to a jury and the factual questions and the final judgment are determined by a jury. This is distinguished from a "court trial" in which the judge decides factual as well as legal questions, and makes the final judgment. While a jury trial is a constitutional right in most cases it does not apply to bankruptcy, maritime cases, small claims actions, or criminal matters not involving jail time. (See; jury) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Things like jury trials and the presumption of innocence may have been all very well in their day. If it was not the law that held sway in jury trials for crimes of passion, what was it? The ones that are hard are the people who claim they don't believe in jury trials or that they'd ever be selected as a juror. |
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