by law, in order to make a decision, the number of jurors required to be on a jury is ________
What is 12
100
There are ____________ total members of the grand jury
What is 23
100
names for jury duty are selected from numerous "information banks," this agency provides drivers licenses and/or legal identification cards to NYS residents
What is DMV
100
a judge makes his decisions based on __________
What is Law
100
Police officer who keeps order in the courtroom during trial
Who is the bailiff
200
as a juror, if you recognize ANYONE from the DA to the Prosecuting Attorney to the witnesses or accused, you need to request an immediate dismissal due to this type of conflict
What is conflict of interest
200
eligibility to be summoned AGAIN for Grand Jury duty can range from ___________ to ________ years
What is 6 to 8 years.
200
in order to be chosen for jury duty, one has to be at the minimum age of __________.
What is 18
200
a jury makes their decision based on ____________
What is Facts
200
Administers the oath or affirmation to jurors and all witnesses before they testify and marks all exhibits when they are received in evidence
Who is the Clerk
300
you can postpone a jury duty summons for up to this amount of time beyond your provided week
What is 6 months
300
the GRAND JURY may request a witness to testify and therefore disclose more information and evidence about the case, they are mandating a witness to appear, the witness is then court ordered or _____________, to appear.
What is Subpoena
300
if a juror ignores this legal document _______________ which requests an individual to call a number for a specific time frame, they could face legal penalties
What is Jury Summons
300
A grand jury makes their decision based on _________
What is Evidence
300
legal selection of the jury, presentation of evidence, arguments of lawyers, instructions to the jury, and rendering of the verdict
Most importantly at the end of the trial this persons imposes the sentence
Who is the JUDGE
400
name one database from which potential jurors are chosen from (answers may vary)
What are DMV, voter registrations, NYS income tax filers.
400
It is crucial that all grand jury members maintain ___________ about the names of the accused and evidence brought before them, this also protects witnesses, the innocent, and allows for unbiased deliberations
What is Secrecy
400
To serve as a member of the juror, one must have a "clean record" and must never have been _______________
What is convicted of a felony
400
A JURY can find a defendant to be either ___________ OR _______________________!
What is Guilty or Not Guilty
400
Term used for lawyers engaged in the trial
Both for the plaintiff and the defendant
Who is the counsel
500
years ago, attorneys, judges, police officers, doctors etc. could be dismissed, currently, there are NO __________________________________ for jury duty
What ARE AUTOMATIC EXEMPTIONS
500
the job of the grand juror is to act as the _________ which punished those who are guilty and to act as the ____________ to protect those who are innocent.
What is sword and shield
500
This is the process where attorneys pick the strongest candidates from the jury pool whose profiles seem agreeable or most relative to their client, in other words, more likely to empathize with their client. This process is known as ___________ _______________
What is voire dire
500
A GRAND JUROR decides whether an accused individual should be _____________ or _______________
What is Indicted or Dismissed from charges
500
These people prepare for trial, hire and manage investigators, gather information from witnesses, study similar cases