Guilty or Not Guilty: A Jury Decision
A jury trial is a trial in which a panel of jurors makes a determination on whether a criminal defendant is guilty of the crimes of which he or she was accused. Jurors are selected randomly by the state and then narrowed down through a selection process. The process is necessary so that no one will be biased neither toward or away from the accused.
There are usually twelve jurors chosen. All these members must appear in court every day until the trial is over. What normally happens is both the prosecution and the defense will come in and (more…)