Jury Trial Demand

In most civil litigation, either party may demand a jury trial, and this demand cannot be vetoed by the other party.

A jury trial demand is a request to have your case decided by fellow citizens as opposed to the judge should you proceed to trial. The decision to choose or waive a jury trial lies with the defendant.

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According to the Supreme Court, the jury-trial right applies only when serious offenses are at handpetty offenses don't invoke it. For purposes of this right, a serious offense is one that carries a potential sentence of more than six months' imprisonment.

When cases are tried before a jury, the judge still has a major role in determining which evidence may be considered by the jury. The jury is the fact-finder, but it is left to "find" facts only from the evidence which is legally admissible.

Check if you can request a jury trial. Contact your court clerk and ask. In some states, either party may request a jury trial. In other states, the person bringing the lawsuit cannot request a jury trial but the defendant may. Also check whether the jury trial will be held in small claims court.

Today, prosecutors routinely deny jury trials to individuals who request them.If that is so, lawmakers should tweak federal law and give persons who are accused of crimes the choice of judge or jury. In 1965, a man named Mortimer Singer asked the Supreme Court to recognize an unconditional right to trial by judge.

The trial is a structured process where the facts of a case are presented to a jury, and they decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty of the charge offered. During trial, the prosecutor uses witnesses and evidence to prove to the jury that the defendant committed the crime(s).

All defendants in state criminal cases are entitled to jury trials according to the federal standard for "serious penalties" used by the Supreme Court. However, if the offense carries a sentence of 6 months or less, then a jury trial isn't mandated and the state can decide whether to require a jury trial.