Jury trials

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legal procedure
gptkbp:abolished Some civil law countries
gptkbp:canBeWaived Yes
gptkbp:cause Conviction
Acquittal
Hung jury
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:compatibleWith Minor offenses
Small claims
gptkbp:contrastsWith Bench trial
gptkbp:criticizedFor Cost
Length
Potential bias
gptkbp:decision Jury verdict
gptkbp:firstModernJuryTrial 12th century England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jury trials
gptkbp:involves gptkb:judge
Jury
gptkbp:jurySize Typically 6 to 12 members
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
Ancient Greece
gptkbp:praisedFor Community involvement
Check on government power
Democratic participation
gptkbp:purpose Determine guilt or liability
gptkbp:rareIn gptkb:China
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:regulates Rules of civil procedure
Rules of criminal procedure
gptkbp:relatedTo Trial by combat
Trial by ordeal
gptkbp:rightProtectedBy gptkb:Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:selectionProcess Voir dire
gptkbp:usedFor Felony cases
Serious civil disputes
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Common_law_jurisdictions
Civil cases
Criminal cases
gptkbp:verdictType Majority
Unanimous
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Common_law_jurisdictions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7