ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: State Bar Association, Petit Jury, Grand Jury
21 Oct 2020
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A group of unbiased individuals who hear and decide the outcome a case. Grand jury larger amount of people; 23-33. Petit jury around 12 people most common. All cases have a right to a jury. 4 years of undergrad = bachelor"s degree. 3 years of law school = j. d. Good score on the lsat for school admission. State bar association collection of lawyers; lawyers governing themselves; unified . Why so many things? : the states all have their own regulations. British common law common ideas filter into colonial us; fragmented bits of info because literature on british common law were inaccessible to american settlers. First lawyers go all the way back to ancient greece first secular lawyers. Right to an attorney in criminal case 1968. Constitution = central legal document; includes bill of rights (amendments) we the. Bible and natural law ( endowed by the creator, inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness )
