Civic · 6 pages · 12 min
How a jury is a sample of citizens
A trial jury is a small group drawn from lists of local citizens to find the facts.
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From the opening
A trial jury is a small group of citizens taken from a larger local list and seated to find the facts in one case. It is a sample in the practical sense that a few people stand in for the wider community's judgment, not a scientific random sample of every resident. The opening covers lists supply the larger pool, summonses and excuses cut it, and challenges shape the final box.
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Inside
- Lists supply the larger pool
- Summonses and excuses cut it
- Challenges shape the final box
- The verdict is not a poll
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Trial jury venire
- Petit jury from citizen lists