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Simple English definitions for legal terms

jury of one's peers

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A quick definition of jury of one's peers:

Definition: When someone is accused of a crime, they have the right to be judged by a group of people who are like them, called a jury of their peers. This means that the jury should not have any biases or prejudices that could affect their decision. Both sides in the case can choose some jurors to be removed if they think they might be biased. This is to make sure that the decision is fair and just.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: In criminal cases, the defendant has the right to a jury of their peers at trial. This means that the jury should be made up of ordinary citizens who are similar to the defendant in terms of age, gender, race, and other characteristics. The purpose of this is to ensure that the jury's verdict is not influenced by biases that jurors may have before hearing the evidence.

For example, if a young African American man is accused of a crime, his jury should be made up of other young African American citizens. This is to ensure that the jury is not biased against him because of his race or age.

This right is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states that "the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury." This means that the jury should be fair and unbiased, and should not have any preconceived notions about the defendant or the case.

During the jury selection process, either party can use a peremptory challenge to exclude potentially biased jurors. This means that they can ask the judge to remove a juror from the pool without giving a reason.

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do you have C&F issues or something?
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No, I think what I will do is flip a coin: heds NKU, tails NEL|B what u guys think bout dat. Then once 1L - if good at LS, try to transfer, if bad at LS or one of my grandiose ideas/inventions are viable, drop out and pursue.
oh so you submitted the apps with a lower lsat and then retook
got it
Bettercaulsaul
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Most schools will hold your application for the next test score to be released into your account as well. I was notified by an admissions director that if a decision is processed they will not retroactively go back for the new score even if higher
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I vote NEL-Boston so we can be friends :D
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But it says you withdrew?? :(
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
13:41
@Bettercaulsaul: in my experience, there is often an option on the application for you to choose whether you'd like them to review your application as-is ASAP or hold it until your new score is released. but it probably varies by school—I just remember seeing that option on at least a few app forms
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While I am unsure of what option you are referring to, I personally just emailed each school and asked for them to hold my app pending my lsat score release.
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Sorry WNE = Western New England not NEL|B
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hey y'all so im gonna be honest im completely new to all this, i kinda bullshitted and took the LSAT and i have no clue what my odds are of getting into schools. 163 LSAT, 3.17 GPA, and a double major in undergrad i may write about in an addendum
Based on the list I see you made on your profile, you will need to make significant LSAT improvement for those schools to be contenders. Your primary focus should probably be working to get your LSAT practice tests up to a number you are happy with before you retest, and then test until you get a score you like. Don't rush an application cycle or apply late since those will hurt your odds of getting into your school as a splitter. Good luck!
oh that was literally just random stuff i dont know how this works
thank you so much!
im retaking in 4 days, and maybe again in august, and i was gonna apply to see what i got, and if i didnt like it i was going to wait till next cycle and work on improving my GPA
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