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unusual facts about jury trial


Chiba Takusaburō

Takusaburō's constitution also clearly stated that any convicted person will not be subject to capital punishment, and that the terms 'guilty' or 'innocence' must be determined through a trial by jury.


Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

This amendment codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases, and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.


see also

Holmes v. South Carolina

After a four day jury trial in York County Circuit Court in 1993, Bobby Lee Holmes was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death.

Mona Fandey

They were tried in Temerloh High Court by a 7-person jury (trial by jury was abolished from January 1, 1995).

Seventh Amendment

the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, which codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases, and asserts that cases may not be re-examined by another court