Jury Duty
An Impartial 12 Person body that is made up of the Defendant's Peers
What is A Jury?
A defense stating that the other person harmed or threatened you, leading to your actions.
What is Self-Defense?
This crime against property is like petty robbery of a business
What is Shoplifting
This is a private wrong committed by one person against another
What is a Tort?
Often called the Show me State, worrying squirrels will not be tolerated
What is Missouri?
You must be registered to do this in order to be selected for Jury Duty
What is Voting?
This defense is described as coercion by a government official.
What is Entrapment?
This crime against a person is often committed before Battery
What is Assault?
Injuring a person's reputation with false written or oral statements
What is Defamation?
Home to the windy city, According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American"
What is Illinois?
You may not serve on a jury if you show this trait
What is Bias?
This defense is one of the most commonly used by people, pleading that the prosecution failed to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the alleged crime was committed by the defendant.
This is the most extreme degree of murder, where the murder was made with prior planning and intent to harm the guy
What is 1st Degree Murder?
Under tort law, all persons are entitled to enjoy this.
In the state filled with cheeseheads, you can legally marry your house.
What is Wisconsin?
You can do this if serving on Jury Duty poses hardships, an illness prevents you from doing a good job, or you have a disability that cannot be accommodated by the court.
What is being excused from Jury Duty?
The cutoff for this defense to be used is age 14.
What is Infancy?
This crime against property is often associated with businesses like laundromats and mattress stores
What is Money Laundering?
Torts lead the wronged party to look for this
What is Compensation?
In this very far northern state, it is illegal to view a moose from a plane
What is Alaska?
Failure to appear for Jury Duty is classified as this criminal offense
This defense was last notably documented as being used in 1884 during the R v Dudley & Stephens case
What is Neccesity?
J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant were not tried again for the murder of Emmitt Till, even after they admitted to being guilty, becuase of this law
What is Double Jeopardy?
An unintentional tort
What is negligence?
In the home state of fried chicken, every citizen is required to take a shower at least once per year
What is Kentucky?