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www.judiciary.state.nj.us. The Superior Court is the state court in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with statewide trial and appellate jurisdiction. The New Jersey Constitution of 1947 establishes the power of the New Jersey courts. [1] Under the State Constitution, "'judicial power shall be vested in a Supreme Court, a Superior Court, and other ...
Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision with regard to aggravating factors in crimes. The Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, prohibited judges from enhancing criminal sentences beyond statutory maxima based on facts other than those decided by the ...
Jury duty or jury service is a service as a juror in a legal proceeding. Different countries have different approaches to juries. [1] Variations include the kinds of cases tried before a jury, how many jurors hear a trial, and whether the lay person is involved in a single trial or holds a paid job similar to a judge, but without legal training ...
A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal system. Laws and regulations governing jury selection and conviction/acquittal requirements vary from state to state (and are not available in courts of American Samoa), but the fundamental right itself is mentioned five times in the ...
Beginning the second day of jury service, Los Angeles County jurors receive only $15 per day and 34 cents per mile one way. (This is the amount that the State Legislature has imposed.)”. Find ...
Juror misconduct is when the law of the court is violated by a member of the jury while a court case is in progression or after it has reached a verdict. [1] Misconduct can take several forms: Communication by the jury with those outside of the trial/court case. Those on the outside include “ witnesses, attorneys, bailiffs, or judges about ...
You can be exempt from jury duty for simply just being past this age. Once you turn 18, you are eligible to participate in jury duty. If you don’t show up, you will receive a hefty fine between ...
The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging the validity of state laws under the state constitution. It has the sole authority to prescribe and amend ...