The 6th, 7th, and 14th Amendments all concern the right to trial by jury. But the 6th is the primary focus of the criminal justice system as it applies in the US. The 7th applies to civil trials and the 14th to Due Process. Only the 7th has not been applied scrupulously to state laws.
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There is no Amendment that guarantees a trial by a jury of one's peers. The 6th Amendment guarantees the right of trial by an impartial jury, but not of a jury composed of one's peers.
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The Sixth Amendmentpeople are mistaken in assuming that they have a right to a trial by a jury of their peers -- they have a right to a fair and unbiased jury from their community. [Court TV - The Vang Case]
Although people generally BELIEVE this is in the Constitution of the US, it does not say specifically that you are entitled to a trial by "a jury of your peers."What it DOES say (in the Sixth Amendment) is that you are guaranteed the right to "a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed."
The 7th amendment gives a citizen the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases, and prevents courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact. It also guarantees a minimum of 6 members for a jury in a civil trial.
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The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to an impartial jury in criminal cases.
An impartial jury.
There is no Amendment that guarantees a trial by a jury of one's peers. The 6th Amendment guarantees the right of trial by an impartial jury, but not of a jury composed of one's peers.
The sixth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury. The right to have an attorney.
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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury, the right to be informed of the charges against you, the right to confront witnesses against you, and the right to have a lawyer represent you.
The Sixth Amendmentpeople are mistaken in assuming that they have a right to a trial by a jury of their peers -- they have a right to a fair and unbiased jury from their community. [Court TV - The Vang Case]
an impartial jury is guaranteed in crimalnal cases
The fact the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution says you have a right to an impartial trial implies that a random segment of the population is needed. This in turn implies that compulsory jury duty is in fact constitutional. If the only a segment of the population served as jurors, how can it be impartial.
Trial by impartial jury, speedy public trial, right to a lawyer, and right meet the lawyer against him/her.