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The right to a jury trial refers to the right provided by the Sixth and Seventh Amendments. The Sixth Amendment states that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused criminal has the right to a trial by an impartial jury of the state and district in which the individual allegedly committed a crime.

Certificate of Service: A form filed with a court's clerk's office stating that the opposing party in a lawsuit received copies of papers filed in the case.

Ing to the Supreme Court, the jury-trial right applies only when "serious" offenses are at hand?petty offenses don't invoke it. For purposes of this right, a serious offense is one that carries a potential sentence of more than six months' imprisonment. (Baldwin v. New York, 399 U.S. 66 (1970).)

You may request copies of court documents in person, electronically or by mailing a request (see Copy Request Form in the forms section) to the Department of Civil Records, Copy Desk, 415 East 12th Street ? Room 305, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 or to the Department of Civil Records, Copy Desk, 308 West Kansas ? Suite ...

? That the right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate; provided that a jury for the trial of criminal and civil cases in courts not of record may consist of less than twelve citizens as may be prescribed by law, and a two-thirds majority of such number concurring may render a verdict in all ...

Section 22(a) Right of trial by jury?qualification of jurors?two-thirds verdict. render a verdict; and that in every criminal case any defendant may, with the assent of the court, waive a jury trial and submit the trial of such case to the court, whose finding shall have the force and effect of a verdict of a jury.