Jurors
Jurors are chosen from people outside of the community.
No, jurors are chosen from people within the community.
To plead the fifth means?
To be protected from self-incrimination.
Double Jeopardy
One cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
Exposing weaknesses in a prosecutor's case can create reasonable ______ within a jury.
Exposing weaknesses in a prosecutor's case can create reasonable doubt within a jury.
Jurors have to give personal information to the court to answer attorney questions.
Yes, this is called voir dire, and it gives the attorneys the ability to make their case based on the jury and their potential biases.
Which amendment protects one from double jeopardy?
5th
What is an expert witness?
Witness with experience or training giving her/him credibility.
Yes or no: A testimony is a form of "real evidence".
No, real evidence includes physical items brought to the court.
Example: Bloody Shirt
Do alternate jurors also give their verdict in a trial?
Only if they are called in to replace a dismissed juror.
Which amendment fives the right to a speedy trial?
6th
Testimony
Verbal evidence provided by the witness.
A defendant is _____ until proven _____.
A defendant is innocent until proven guilty.
Are jurors allowed to use outside information to influence their verdict?
No, it's one of the most important rules to only use evidence brought to the trial. In extreme circumstances the jury can sequestered: be isolated from the public.
Historically there are how many people on a jury?
12
Cross-Examination
The questioning of another party's witness.
Can DNA exonerate a potential suspect?
Yes, 367 convicts have been exonerated to date according to the Innocence Project.
Name three requirements jurors must meet to qualify for jury duty.
1. Citizen of U.S.
2. Over 18 years old
3. No felonies
4. Healthy enough to be in a jury
5. Sufficiently intelligent to understand the problems within the trial
6. Ability to read, write, and comprehend English
Suspects can be kept without a trial for any length of time.
No, the sixth amendment prevents this
Hung Jury
When the jury is unable to agree on a verdict.
Which of the following is not a form of affirmative defense?
1. Self-defense
2. Disorientation
3. Duress
4. Insanity
4. Entrapment
Disorientation