why are there twelve jurors in a jury pool?

Answer 1

A jury POOL is the group of people that a jury is picked from.

Depending upon the court system, it could be as large as 100 people if the pool is shared by the various court rooms in the court house, 25 if each court room has is own pool. From that pool a JURY is selected. Contrary to popular myth and Perry Mason, a jury is not always 12 jurors.

English law set the number at 12 in the fourteenth century and that carried over into American law. However, there is nothing in American law that requires 12 jury members and the practice continued as a "historical accident."

When the issue was looked at, the Supreme Court said the Sixth Amendment does not say how big a jury has to be. They found a jury of 6 meets the requirements of both the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Also contrary to popular belief, a unanimous jury is not always required. Oregon, which uses 12 for criminal cases allows a 10-2 conviction and Louisiana allows a 9-3 conviction.

Answer 2

there 12 plus 3 alternet

Answer 3

Because most of Americas laws can from the Bible. How many Disciples were there? Answer OK. God Bless!