The origin of the jury system

• The jury system is traceable to

nine-century France and was

introduced to England by William

the Conqueror.

The origin of the jury system

• Then it was introduced into the

States and was guaranteed by Bill

of Right and U.S. constitution

and the separate state constitutions.

The origin of the jury system

• The Sixth Amendment to the

Constitution establishes the right

to a jury trial in all federal criminal

cases.

The origin of the jury system

• The Seventh Amendment gives

the same right in civil cases that

involve more than a small amount

of money. States also have their

own laws that govern jury trials.

The kinds of jury system

• Grand jury

• The Petit jury

(the most common one)

Grand jury

As many as twenty-three people may serve on one.

There are two kinds of grand jury in The United States, which is the charging grand jury and the investigatory grand jury.

Charging grand jury

• The charging grand jury decides if there is enough evidence to bring someone to trial. If the jury decides there is enough, then it indicts the person

Investigatory grand jury

• Officials often call this kind of grand jury together in cases of organized crime or wrongdoing by government officials. The jurors are asked to approve efforts to gather evidence, often secretly

Petit jury

• Petit jury decides both criminal and civil cases.

• They can have as few as five or six members or as many as twelve.

Petit jury

The selection of the jurors

The role of the jurors

How the jury system functions

The selection of the jurors

• Jurors are selected from civilian who is in any age between 18 and 70.

• They are selected at random and any party to the proceedings can inspect the panel from which the jurors will be chosen.

The selection of the jurors

• The jurors get a responsibility when he or she is selected as a juror, he or she can go back to normal life after the case is completely finished.

The role of the jurors

• Jurors can only have the

right to question on the facts

or evidence.

• The final judge is made by judges.

(联邦陪审团通常被限制为只能就事实问题进行裁决 )

How the jury system functions

• The final judge must be agreed by all the jurors in the case of petit jury.

• If the jurors can not reach an agreement, the case will be called a hung jury.

• Then the case will be handed to another group of jurors.