48 U.S.C. § 1616 — Trial by jury
submitted 72 years ago by ch. 558 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 77 words · no verdicts yet
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All criminal cases originating in the district court shall be tried by jury upon demand by the defendant or by the Government. If no jury is demanded the case shall be tried by the judge of the district court without a jury, except that the judge may, on his own motion, order a jury for the trial of any criminal action. The legislature may provide for trial in misdemeanor cases by a jury of six qualified persons.
Source credit: (July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 26, 68 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 85–851, § 8, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1095.)
- 1954Enacted · Act of July 22, 1954, ch. 558 · 68 Stat. 507
- 1958Amended · Pub. L. 85-851 · 72 Stat. 1095
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 558 on 1954-07-22.
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