PSA: Jury Duty by

PSA: Jury Duty by https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi (: en-us 2020-07-10 07:36:23 UTC 2020-07-10 08:18:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Importance of Jury Duty emgarr460 https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651624636 ◦ Our country needs juries to check the leaders

and judges' actions, and to ensure justice is served.

◦ Juries provide impartial views or clarification of facts in a court case.

◦ The jury decides whether a defendant is "guilty" or "not guilty" in criminal cases, and "liable" or "not liable" in civil cases.

◦ When capital punishment is on the table, their decision can be life or death for the defendant.

]]> 2020-07-10 07:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651624636 Qualifications emgarr460 https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651631354 ◦ Only jurors that meet the qualifications are chosen to be on the panel.

◦ Qualifications that include being a US citizen, at least 18 years old, never have been convicted of a felony, etc.

http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/jury-service/juror-qualifications]]> 2020-07-10 07:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651631354 Trial Juror/Petit Juror emgarr460 https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651637978 ◦ "A trial jury, also known as a petit jury, decides whether the defendant committed the crime as charged in a criminal case, or whether the defendant injured the plaintiff in a civil case."

◦ Consists of 6-12 people.

http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/jury-service/types-juries]]> 2020-07-10 08:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651637978 Grand Jury emgarr460 https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651639850 ◦ A prosecutor must meet with a grand jury to determine whether to bring criminal charges or an indictment against a potential defendant— usually reserved for serious felonies.

◦ Consists of 16-23 people.

https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/jury-service/types-juries]]> 2020-07-10 08:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/emgarr460/49t5ptmribcavwvi/wish/651639850