trial jury
Courtroom fact-finders
A trial jury is the group of citizens who hear evidence in a court case and deliver a verdict.
Distinguished from a grand jury, which decides whether to bring charges, a trial jury determines guilt or liability in criminal and civil cases.
Also called a petit jury: The trial jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict.
- voir direPretrial juror examination
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
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One who decides
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