Chapter 11: The Jury

Criminal contempt

Criminal contempt

________ is imposed retrospectively for "contemptuous behavior "that interferes with the administration of justice, such as when a witness refuses to answer a question (and there is no privilege justifying the refusal) or a lawyer or litigant disrupts the courtroom.

clear consensus

If there is no ________ on the matter, the object of belief can not be considered the truth.

function of majority

Truth is not a(n) ________ vote.

inherent feature

The use of the contempt power was considered to be a(n) ________ of judicial power.

evidence of bias

Any ________ and extrinsic loyalty provides a sufficient ground to disqualify the juror from being chosen to sit on the jury.

criminal jury

If the ________ can not agree on a verdict, they are called a "hung jury "and the case is dismissed, with the possibility of reprosecuting the defendant.

Contempt proceedings

________ are a peculiar institution of the common law.

criminal cases

Juries in ________ do not decide the sentence, with the exception of the power of juries to decide whether the accused deserves the death penalty.

comparative law

The study of ________________ makes us sensitive to features of a foreign system that might seem perfectly normal to a practitioner living within the system.