Criminal Law
A jury that is unable to reach a decision.
What is a hung jury?
The age a person must be to serve as a juror.
What is 18 years of age?
The amount of jurors selected on a Grand Jury.
What is 21 jurors?
These are the two Counties under the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
What is Orange and Osceola Counties?
Having to prove the allegations as true.
What is burden of proof?
The amount of times in a year in which a candidate may be selected to serve as a juror in Florida.
What is once every 12 months?
The length of time a juror will serve on a Grand Jury.
What is 6 months?
The oldest Courthouse in the State of Florida that is still being used as a Courthouse.
What is the Historic Courthouse?
An act of force or threat of force intended to inflict harm upon a person in fear that such harm is imminent.
What is assault?
Obeying the law, serving on a jury, paying taxes and voting are all examples of...
What are civic duties?
The location in which Grand Jury is held in Osceola County.
What is the Historic Courthouse?
The name of this City came from “Cacema,” a Native American name meaning “long water”.
What is Kissimmee?
Proof that it is more likely than not that an offense took place and that the defendant committed it.
What is probable cause?
The number of jurors selected to serve on a life felony case.
What is 12 jurors?
A jury selected to examine and determine if sufficient evidence exists to decide whether to bring criminal charges or an indictment against a potential defendant.
What is a Grand Jury?
Name the three law enforcement agencies in Osceola County.
Kissimmee Police Department
St. Cloud Police Department
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office
The practice of negotiating with a defendant and his/her attorney concerning the terms of a guilty plea.
What is plea bargaining?
The process of selecting jurors which involves asking potential jurors questions to determine whether they can judge the case fairly and impartially.
What is Voir Dire?
The office that determines when a case should be heard by a Grand Jury.
What is the State Attorney’s Office?
You can sail around the world from this Osceola County Lake without ever touching land. This lake is connected via lock system to Lake Okeechobee. From there it’s on to the Intracoastal waterway and out to the open sea.
What is Lake Tohopekaliga?
Also known as Lake Toho
This United States President quoted “I consider a trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution”.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?