Jurors 2 Flashcards

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Since parties in dispute are unable to resolve themselves, solution _

A

Have a group of unbias citizens hear evidence

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2
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When parties come before a jury they are _ regardless of power difference among parties

A

Equal

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3
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The jury is to treat each party with the same (2)

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Respect

Attention

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4
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The proponents of _ maintain the jury system has gone awry

A

Tort reform

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5
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Tort reformers say that jurors frequently award _

A

Outlandish cases

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Even if jury does something contrary to evidence and law given to them _

A

Trial judge always has authority to correct

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Trial judge corrects jury’s decision by

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Reversing jury’s verdict

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8
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Reverse jury verdict in a criminal case if defendant was _

A

Wrongfully convicted

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9
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Reverse jury verdict in a civil case by reducing the _ if verdict was too high

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Amount of the verdict

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