2006-09-05 16:43:27 · 11 answers · asked by Nablus 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
When a crime is committed that requires a trial by jury. A jury must be chosen. Citizens of the US are required when called, to report for Jury Duty. It means you are going to be interviewed by several persons involved in the case to determine whether you can a be an unbiased participant on a jury. You will, with a group of others, listen to the evidence pertaining to the crime, the arguments against the evidence, for the evidence, for the relevance or irrelevance of the evidence. Then, when the attorneys are finished, you will go into a room with the other jurors and make a determination of guillty, not guilty, or whatever other choices given to you by the court.
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2006-09-05 16:48:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the government calls you to the court house and asks you to serve on a jury for some sort of trial. There's a pool of you( 50 or more) and the lawyers will ask you questions after you've filled out a form , then they'll decide whether they want you on the jury.
2006-09-05 16:51:54 · answer #2 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to the USA.... It means you have been called to serve in court on a jury and decide if the person is innocent or guilty. It takes place in a court room with a judge. The evidence is presented and 2 lawyers are present.. One is the Prosecutor who tries to prove the person is guilty to the jury and the other is a defense lawyer who tries to prove the person is innocent. The jury decides.....You would be part of a 12 man jury called to serve your country by giving this service
2006-09-05 16:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. You don't have to do it unless you're a registered voter, and you can't be a registered voter until you are a citizen. (and you'll learn about it in your citizenship class)
Basically, it means you might have to sit on a jury to help make a judgment in a case. Some cases are decided by a jury, some are decided only by a judge. This is an extremely simplistic explanation, though - if you want information USE GOOGLE OR YAHOO SEARCH.
2006-09-05 16:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The civic duty to serve on a jury
2006-09-05 16:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations, Ur a US Citizen and u have a drivers license and u are a registered voter. All it is, is you go to the county court house. Then u go to the court room. The attorneys that are going to try a case will want to pick out people that might vote favorably for their client. Its nothing to be scared about. If they choose u. You will help decide the fate of the defendant. Or Person allegedly accused of the crime. There might be several hundred people show up. You might actually meet some nice people from this experience.
2006-09-05 16:51:42 · answer #6 · answered by someones sister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, jury duty: is our obligation to listen to the merits of a criminal or civil trial in a court of law and collectively decide guilt or innocence, or whether someone was wronged civilly.
2006-09-05 16:49:40 · answer #7 · answered by Speaking_Up 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you have to be an American Citizen to sit on a jury. in a court of law.
2006-09-05 16:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by dancinintherain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Los Angeles it means you have to sit in a crowded room with 100 other people and wait and wait. Even if there's no cases that day they don't let you leave until 5:00.
2006-09-05 16:56:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you go to court to decide if someone's guilty or not, don't worry though, usually they interview you first to see if your suitable, if you are, you get to decide with a bunch of other juries
2006-09-05 16:45:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋