Jury Trial For Equitable Relief In Suffolk
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You have a medical condition or disability A diagnosis of your mental or physical condition. A prognosis of how long the condition is expected to exist. A conclusion stating that you are incapable of serving as a juror currently or in the future.
In lawsuits seeking equitable relief there is no right to a jury trial; ingly, these types of cases are tried to the judge in a bench trial.
If you are seeking to be permanently excused, mail the summons, the completed update card, a full note of explanation and any supporting documentation, such as a doctor's note, certificate of prior jury service or proof of a new address (yellow postal forwarding sticker, copy of a new drivers license or utility bill).
POSTPONEMENTS / HARDSHIPS / EXCUSALS You will need to supply information from your jury summons. BY TELEPHONE: Choose a date between 2 and 6 months from the date of your summons. Your request can be made by calling 1-800-449-2819.
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.
The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed. U.S. Const. amend.
A bench trial has no jury; the judge assumes a dual role, serving as both the arbiter of law and the determiner of facts. In a bench trial, the judge alone makes legal rulings, assesses the evidence, and decides the verdict.
Serious Offenses Only 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.
What type of cases may require juries? There are two types of cases, criminal (felony and misdemeanor) and civil. A civil case results from a disagreement or dispute between two or more parties. Jurors must answer questions of disputed facts based upon the testimony and evidence admitted by the judge.