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False Jury For Criminal Cases In Pennsylvania
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When selecting a jury, both parties may remove potential jurors using an unlimited number of challenges for cause (e.g., stated reasons such as bias) and a limited number of peremptory challenges (i.e., do not need to state a reason).
Sole parents, main breadwinners, leader on a big project at work, physical or mental disabilities that may impede your attendance... these things will almost always get you out of Jury Duty, though you should try to bring documentation of some kind to prove it.
The Court may excuse you (permanently, or until a later term of court) if you demonstrate “undue hardship or extreme inconvenience,” but you must report unless notified that you are excused; you will then have another opportunity to explain your particular circumstances to the presiding judge.
A juror could be dismissed for illness, a family emergency or because it was discovered they disobeyed instructions and spoke to the media. It could also happen if it is discovered their lied on their questionnaire or a witness testifies that they have a connection with.
Medical conditions, deafness, difficult sitting for long periods, people who know the defendant or officers, people who've been victims of crimes, financial hardship, and more will be excused. Depending on the county, they might call 100 people to select just 12.
During voir dire, either attorney may ask that a prospective juror be dismissed if he or she reveals information that might indicate a bias. For example, if someone were a relative of the plaintiff or defendant.
(1) Persons in active service of the armed forces of the United States or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (2) Persons who have served within three years next preceding on any jury except a person who served as a juror for fewer than three days in any one year in which case the exemption period shall be one year.
If you want to postpone your service to a later date or be excused, you must make a request in writing to the jury office of the courthouse to which you have been summoned.
Petit Jury Petit juries, also known as trial juries, decide both criminal and civil cases. In a criminal case, a petit jury decides whether the Government has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime as charged.