The Importance of the Jury Trial and Voir Dire Voir dire is part of the jury selection process. The jury trial is a right over which many lives were lost in the founding of this country. It is a mechanism to protect individuals against an oppressive government. Think about how different things would be if an individual charged with a…
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Jury Instructions for Utah Criminal Cases
When a jury is selected to decide the guilt or innocence of a defendant, the court will give them instructions to help guide them in their decision making process. Jury instructions are a very important piece of a jury trial because depending on what instructions are given can determine whether there are appealable issues. In most Utah criminal cases the…