Sentences with phrase «constitutional right to a trial by jury»

You have constitutional right to a trial by a jury of your peers which is the mechanism that actually causes most cases to settle.

In a decision written by Chief Justice Carol Hunstein, the high court has upheld a Fulton County judge's ruling and found that the caps placed on so - called «noneconomic damages» violate a citizen's constitutional right to a trial by jury.

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Legal challenges involve aspects of state constitutional law — separation of powers, due process, equal protection and, prominently of late, the right to trial by jury.

Any time a person has a jury trial, they have a constitutional right provided by the United States to appeal the result of the trial if they believe an error has occurred.

By - the - way, in a criminal trail there's a constitutional right for defendants to have a speedy jury trial.

In doing so, you voluntarily give up important constitutional rights to trial by judge or jury, as well as rights to appeal.

Many states now impose a surcharge on defendants who exercise their constitutional rights to counsel, confrontation, and trial by jury.