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What does juror eight call three in twelve angry men?
Jack Lemmon's character accuses Juror #3 as being a "sadist" when he proposes that 3 cares nothing for the facts of the case, and is bent on sending the kid to the chair for killing his father. It is...
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Why eight jurors instead of twelve?
Various states have differing regulations for the number of jurors - usually having to do with the seriousness (or lack of it) of the charges.
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Where do you get jurors?
It depends on the jurisdiction. But, as a very general overview:The jury pool is drawn, at random, from the geographic area where a court's jurisdiction lies. The names are generally obtained from...
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What are jurors?
Jurors are usually members of the public or certain legal luminaries who compose a jury, i.e, a board to decide a trial or a case. They are neither part of the Bar or the Bench, In the USA, they are...
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Why do we have jurors?
(In the US) To satisfy the requirement of the 6th and 7th Amendments to the US Constitution.