In S.D. Superior Court(felony trials),how many people serve on jury & how many votes needed for guilty verdict

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In S.D. Superior Court(felony trials),how many people serve on jury & how many votes needed for guilty verdict

S.D. stands for San Diego

2006-08-04 22:46:08 · 3 answers · asked by noel z 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics

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Most states do not have 12 person juries.

2006-08-05 01:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by dizneeland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

12 people are always on juries. For a guilty verdict, ALL 12 persons must say you are guilty. If even one person thinks you are innocent, that's called a "hung jury" and you're off the hook unless there's an appeal.

2006-08-05 05:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

In felony criminal cases in California, there are always 12 jurors.
For felony criminal cases a unanimous decision is required to convict.

The rules are different in civil cases, but you don't care about that.

2006-08-05 05:56:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋