Question

Put a/an/the in each space, or leave the space blank.

Trial by Jury

……. jury is …… selected group of laymen that hears …….. witnesses

in …….. legal disputes and decides ………. facts. ………. courtroom trial in

which ……… jury decides ………. facts is called ……… trial by jury.

Before each court term, ……… jury commissioner or another public officer

prepares ………… panel, or large initial list, of qualified jurors. For each

trial, jurors are selected by ………… lot from this panel.

Before ………… trial begins, ………. Jurors swear to decide

…………facts fairly. They hear ………… testimony given by ……….. witnesses

for both sides, including cross-examinations. Then counsel for each side

sum up, or summarize case, and …………. judge explains ………….. applicable

law in his instructions to ……….. jury.

In civil suits for financial damages, ………… jury must decide who is

at …………. fault and must determine …………. amount of money to be paid.

In criminal cases, …………... jury must decide whether or not …………. accused

is guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt”, and then either return ………….

verdict of guilty, or acquit ………….. defendant by ………….. verdict of not

guilty. If verdict is guilty, …………. judge imposes …………. sentence, or

punishment, within limits that have been fixed by ………….. legislature.

Answer 1

A jury is a selected group of laymen that hears witnesses in legal disputes and decides the facts. A courtroom trial in which the jury decides the facts is called a trial by jury. Before each court term, the jury commissioner or another public officer prepares a panel, or large initial list, of qualified jurors. For each trial, jurors are selected by lot from this panel. Before a trial begins, the Jurors swear to decide the facts fairly. They hear a testimony given by the witnesses for both sides, including cross-examinations. Then counsel for each side sum up, or summarize case, and the judge explains an applicable law in his instructions to the jury. In civil suits for financial damages, the jury must decide who is at fault and must determine the amount of money to be paid. In criminal cases, the jury must decide whether or not the accused is guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt”, and then either return the verdict of guilty, or acquit the defendant by the verdict of not guilty. If verdict is guilty, the judge imposes a sentence, or punishment, within limits that have been fixed by the legislature.