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How are members of a petit jury chosen?

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Answer:

mainly from lists of registered voters and licensed drivers

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What happens if you are chosen to be a member of the jury and turn it down?
Better have a good reason or you may be seeing a judge.
Who is the member of the jury?
Anyone who sits on the jury.
What is the Duties of grand jury and petit jury?
A normal (petit) jury hears evidence of a case after the arrest and arraignment of the accused. A grand jury hears evidence before the case is filed and may issue indictments based on the evidence...
How is a jury chosen?
in there history
Who appoints the members of the grand jury?
Members of a Grand Jury are picked by the same method jurors for Petit Juries are picked. Depending on the state, they are either picked at random from the rolls of registered voters or from the DMV...