Scarciello, Rebecca (A.A. 2023/2024) The US jury system in criminal trials. Tesi di Laurea in Diritto processuale penale, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Maria Lucia Antonietta Di Bitonto, pp. 118. [Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis]

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The nature and the role of the jury. The origins of the jury. The Constitution and the right to trial by peers. Citizen participation in justice: the role of juries and lay involvement in democratic legal systems. The jury as a check on government power. The jury and the judge. The independence of the jury. Media exposure and jury integrity. The jury system in criminal trials. The role of the jury in criminal trials and the presumption of innocence. The US Court system, Grand Jury and Petit Jury. When is there a right to a jury trial? Composition of the jury and evolution of fair selection processes. Jury instruction. Fact-finding and decision-making authority. Jury deliberations and the unanimity requirement. Jury nullification. Juror misconduct and remedies. Thaman Stephen C.: a comparative perspective on criminal procedure. Relevant jury case law. The right to a jury trial to state criminal prosecutions: Duncan v. Louisiana (1968). Sentencing enhancement based on facts not found by the jury: Apprendi v. New Jersey (2000). Jury selection and composition: Batson v. Kentucky (1986) in upholding justice and combating racial discrimination. Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966): protecting fair trials from media and public intrusion. Ramos v. Louisiana (2020): unanimity, incorporation, and the evolving role of precedent in the American legal system.

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Bibliografia: pp. 106-117.

Thesis Type:	Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Single Cycle Master's Degree Programs > Single Cycle Master's Degree Program in Law (LMG-01)
Chair:	Diritto processuale penale
Thesis Supervisor:	Di Bitonto, Maria Lucia Antonietta
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Macchia, Alberto
Academic Year:	2023/2024
Session:	Extraordinary
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2025 12:39
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2025 12:39
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/42495

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