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Jury trial (8317 bytes)
1: ... accordance with the rules of [[law]] and their [[jury instructions]]. It is most commonly seen in [[co...
3: In a [[trial by jury]] the "peers of the accused" are responsible for ...
5: ...[plea bargain]] which removes the need for a jury trial.
7: ...k against state power]], and the belief is that a jury is likely to be more sympathetic to the defendant...
9: ...jury or trial by judges, and the decisions of the jury were non-binding. During the [[Tojo Hideki|T&#333...

Trial by Jury (2373 bytes)
1: ...c operetta. For the legal institution, see [[jury trial]].''
3: '''''Trial by Jury''''' is a comic [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] [[operet...
7: ...lina sobs in the arms first of the foreman of the jury, and then the Judge. Edwin suggests that he will ...
9: [[Category:Operettas|Trial by Jury]]

Non-jury trial (316 bytes)
1: ...e or more professional [[judge]]s rather than a [[jury]] of the [[defendant]]'s 'peers'.
3: In the English [[common law]], a jury is only used in [[criminal law]], leaving the ent...

Law & Order: Trial by Jury (1878 bytes)
1: '''''Law and Order: Trial by Jury''''' is the third spinoff of ''[[Law & Order]]'';...
3: ... series, will include the [[deliberation]] of the jury. Cases will be shown in a [[Story arc|multi-episo...
10: ...imdb title|id=0406429|title=Law & Order: Trial by Jury}}

Jury (13605 bytes)
3: ...[[civil law]] [[jurisdiction]]s. The members of a jury are known as '''jurors'''.
5: ...y. In many areas, depending upon the law, a third jury will determine what the penalty should be or reco...
7: ...in which case an indictment is issued. If a Grand Jury rejects a proposed indictment it is known as a "n...
9: ...to "judge the law". When there is no jury ("bench trial"), the judge assumes both roles.
11: ...ent]] or a ''petit jury'' which is present at a [[trial]]. When used alone the term usually refers to th...

The Jury (2383 bytes)
1: ...on on the American trial-by-jury system, see:'' [[Jury]].</small>
4: ...de begins at the start of jury deliberations; the trial is recounted through flashbacks.
17: Given the structure of the [[American]] jury system, the actors playing the jurors cannot make...
56: * [http://www.fox.com/jury/ ''The Jury'' - official site]
57: * [http://forums.prospero.com/foxjury Official discussion forums]

I, the Jury (12234 bytes)
1: '''''I, The Jury''''' (1947) is [[Mickey Spillane]]'s (b. [[Brookl...
36: why he himself will be the [[jury]] - and the [[judge]], for that matter. Throughou...
73: ''I, the Jury'' is not just a hard-boiled detective thriller; i...

Jury tampering (580 bytes)
1: ... decisions of a [[jury]] during the course of a [[trial]].
3: ...d outside information and then arguing for a [[mistrial]].

Jury instructions (1807 bytes)
1: ... [[rules]] that [[juror]]s must follow when the [[jury]] is deciding a case.

Jury rig (1472 bytes)
1: ...d in case of loss of the original mast. The term "jury" is believed (Skeat) to have its source in a [[La...
3: ...ary drawings and paintings show a wide variety of jury rigs, attesting to the creativity of sailors fac...
5: ...ried a variety of spare sails, so [[rigging]] the jury mast once erected was mostly a matter of selectin...
7: ...ps were observed to perform reasonably well under jury rig, the rig was quite a bit weaker than the orig...
9: The term "jury-rigged" has since passed into general usage, deno...

Grand jury (2969 bytes)
1: ...ant]] is ever forced to defend himself, the grand jury must find a "true bill" and issue an indictment...
3: ...ts have the option of testifying before the grand jury. Most jurisdictions have abolished grand juries, ...
6: ...minary hearing]] before a judge sitting without a jury.
8: ==Criticism of the Grand Jury==
9: Some argue that the grand jury is [[justice|unjust]] as the defendant is not rep...

The Runaway Jury (3141 bytes)
1: ...[2003]] to coincide with the release of ''Runaway Jury'', a movie adaptation of the novel. The third pr...
4: ...ears, but in the world of Grisham's ''The Runaway Jury'', it seems to fit. Celeste Wood, widower, is su...
6: ... the defense. Fitch specializes in manufacturing jury verdicts by however means necessary, legally or o...
9: ...ch drops the "The" and is simply titled ''Runaway Jury'', makes one radical departure from the novel. G...
13: * Rankin Fitch ([[Gene Hackman]]) - jury consultant for the defense

Jury nullification (3691 bytes)
1: ...nflicts with the letter of the law. The right of jury nullification comes from [[England|English]] [[co...
3: ...mmon law precedents: the prohibition on punishing jury members for their verdict, and a similar prohibit...
5: ...act that the judge demanded a guilty verdict, the jury in that case acquitted Penn and was imprisoned an...
7: ==Jury nullification in the United States==
9: The power of jury nullification predates the US Constitution. In No...

Hung jury (340 bytes)
1: A '''hung jury''' is a [[jury]] whose required majority cannot reach or agree u...
3: In the [[United States]], the result is a [[mistrial]] and the case may be retried.

Jury Chechi (670 bytes)
1: '''Jury Chechi''' (b. [[October]] [[1969]]) is an [[Italy...
6: *[http://jurychechi.sportline.it/index.html Jury Chechi official website (in Italian)]
12: [[Category:1969 births|Jury Chechi]]
15: [[fr:Jury Chechi]]
16: [[it:Jury Chechi]]

Juke Box Jury (1425 bytes)
1: '''''Juke Box Jury''''' was a pop themed panel show, originally prod...

People's jury (1022 bytes)
1: ... as though they were going to belong to a legal [[jury]]. They were then taken on a guided tour of the c...
3: ... in general. It is argued that because a People's Jury is making an informed judgement, it is unlike a r...

Fully Informed Jury Association (825 bytes)
1: ...ight to ''[[jury nullification]]'' which allows a jury to decide the validity of law itself. Currently, ...
3: ...oject is known as '''FIJA''', the "Fully Informed Jury Act" or "Amendment."
6: * [http://www.fija.org Fully Informed Jury Association]

Trial (1868 bytes)
1: A '''trial''' is, in the most general sense, a test, usually...
3: ...broken a law. See, for example: [[jury trial]], [[trial by ordeal]].
5: ...of testing a scientific [[hypothesis]]. Multiple trials are usually run, when possible, for an experimen...
7: ...al version of a [[software package]] (or piece of trialware) is often produced by a software publisher to...
9: *In '''[[probability]]''' mathematics, a trial is an action that results in one of a number of o...

The Trial (8191 bytes)
1: [[Image:the_trial.jpg|thumb|200px|The Trial book cover]]
2: '''''The Trial''''' (German '''''Der Prozeß''''') is a [[surreal...
4: Like Kafka's other novels, ''The Trial'' was left unfinished at his death, and was never...
6: ''[[The Trial (movie)|The Trial]]'' has been filmed by the director [[Orson Welle...
18: ...d to appear at a local court, but the time of the trial is not specified. This causes him to waste his t...

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