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.
