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11Allen v. United States (1896) — Allen v. United States Supreme Court of the United States Full case name Allen v. United States …
12Allen charge — In United States jurisprudence, an Allen charge, named for the case Allen v. United States , 164 U.S. 492 (1896), is the set of instructions given to a jury when, after deliberation, it reports that it is unable to decide on a verdict. The… …
13jury — A certain number of men and women selected according to law, and sworn (jurati) to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence to be laid before them. This definition embraces the various subdivisions of juries; as… …
14jury — A certain number of men and women selected according to law, and sworn (jurati) to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence to be laid before them. This definition embraces the various subdivisions of juries; as… …
15jury — jury1 juryless, adj. /joor ee/, n., pl. juries., v., juried, jurying. n. 1. a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them. 2. such a group selected according to law and sworn… …
16Los Angeles riots of 1992 — The Los Angeles riots of 1992, also known as the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots, were sparked on April 29, 1992 when a jury acquitted four police officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King following a… …
17polling the jury — v. After a jury s verdict has been rendered, asking each individual member of a jury to confirm his or her vote, in order to ascertain unanimity, if requested by the defense. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000. polling the …
18Assassination of Abraham Lincoln — From left to right: Major Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris, Mary Tod …
19mistrial — mis·tri·al / mis ˌtrī əl/ n: a trial that terminates without a verdict because of error, necessity, prejudicial misconduct, or a hung jury see also manifest necessity compare dismissal 2, trial de novo …
20Incorporation (Bill of Rights) — Incorporation (of the Bill of Rights) is the American legal doctrine by which portions of the Bill of Rights are applied to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, although some have suggested that the Privileges or …
