TRIAL BY JURY, STANDARDS RELATING TO

• NCJ Number: 2297
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 180 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc.
• Sale Source: American Bar Association
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STANDARDS ARE FORMULATED WHICH DEAL WITH THE ASPECTS OF A JURY TRIAL IN CRIMINAL CASES.

Abstract

THE JURY USUALLY HAS 12 PEOPLE SELECTED TO REACH A VERDICT OF A CASE ON TRIAL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SELECTION AND USAGE OF A JURY IS IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE. THE TWENTY-SIX STANDARDS PROPOSED DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF JURY TRIAL IN CRIMINAL CASES, FROM WHEN THERE SHOULD BE A RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL TO THE QUESTION OF WHEN IMPEACHMENT OF THE JURY'S VERDICT SHOULD BE PERMITTED. THESE STANDARDS GIVE ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO CASES WHERE THE TRIAL IS BEFORE A JURY (E.G., JURY SELECTION) OR WHICH TAKE ON SPECIAL IMPORTANCE WHEN THERE IS A JURY TRIAL (E.G., PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OF THE DEFENDANT IN COURT). NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO DEAL WITH EVERY PROBLEM OF THIS KIND. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE CRIMINAL TRIAL HAS FOCUSED UPON THOSE ISSUES THOUGHT TO BE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO TREATMENT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)