2006-09-25 13:45:32 · 7 answers · asked by ktcttfranklin 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The 7th Amendment means that if you steal something or do something that approximates or is $20 or more then you have the right to have a jury try you, instead of a judge.
2006-09-25 13:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
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Codify means to put into law. During the Colonial period the British denied the residents of some colonies the right to jury trials. The Crown feared that a jury would be too sympathetic to the Revolutionaries so trials were only judged by appointees of the King. The suspension of jury trials for English citizens was in direct opposition to the Magna Carta and was one of the primary complaints against the King in Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. Therefore the Founding Fathers codified the right of citizens to demand a trial by the jury of his peers.
2016-03-26 21:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by April 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The text of this amendment is:
"In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."
This is only referring to civil trials, so any answer referring to criminal trials is off the mark.
The meaning of the first clause is that all civil trials for damages are entitled to jury trials. Today, this is no big deal and most smart litigants avoid juries if at all possible.
the importance is ion the second part of this amendment - once the finder of fact makes a finding, that finding is very rarely overturned on appeal. If the jury, or the judge, finds that the accident occurred at he corner of State and Main, it is highly unlikely that an appellate court will even look at that fact.
There are exceptions, but rarely enforced. If the jury finds that the accident occurred at the corner of State and Main despite all the evidence showing otherwise, then an appellate court could reverse the decision and order a new trial.
2006-09-25 14:19:59 · answer #3 · answered by Prof. Cochise 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
7th Amendment
2016-09-25 23:38:12 · answer #4 · answered by schnetter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Takes the power out of potentially corrupt judges by guaranteeing a jury trial by your peers.
2006-09-25 14:19:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
This guarantees that you get a jury trial if the amount your sewing for is over $20
2006-09-25 13:55:39 · answer #6 · answered by Kendy C 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It means that if you're being charged with a crime that you may or may not have commited that you have the right to have a jury trial. Which means a panel of randomly selected citizens heres your case and determines if you're guilty or not guilty.
2006-09-25 13:48:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
you have the right to have a trial by a jury of people that are citizens on the United States.
2006-09-25 14:14:20 · answer #8 · answered by Steve B 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Guarentees the right to jury trial.
2006-09-25 13:47:54 · answer #9 · answered by nategretzky 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
you have a right to trail by a jury of your peers.
2006-09-25 13:51:39 · answer #10 · answered by oderus138 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋