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Former judge proposes 12-person jury bill
A Milwaukee assemblyman has introduced legislation requiring all criminal juries to have 12 members because of the six-member jury that heard George Zimmerman’s case in Florida.
Legislation would require 12-person juries
A Milwaukee assemblyman proposed a bill Tuesday that would require all juries in criminal cases to consist of 12 people.
Expert: Holmes jury pool among largest ever in US
A trial expert says the 5,000 people expected to get a jury summons in the Colorado theater shooting trial would be among the highest number ever in the nation.
Door County homicide trial ends in hung jury
The trial of an Illinois man accused of killing his friend and her unborn baby at a resort in Wisconsin's Door County has ended in a hung jury.
How to alienate a jury (without even trying)
Winning a jury trial requires effective presentation of the evidence and argument. But let’s face it: You’re a lot more likely to win if the jurors like and trust you.
Jury selected for inquest into custody death
A jury has been selected to hear the inquest into the death of a suspect while in Milwaukee police custody.
Top 10 jury verdicts of 2012
The overall size of the United States' top 10 jury verdicts rose again in 2012.
US Supreme Court to hear case on jury’s decisions on increasing minimum sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether existing precedent should be overruled to require a jury to decide facts which increase a mandatory minimum sentence.
Bill aims to end LGBT bias in federal jury selection
A bill that would prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered individuals in the federal jury selection process has been introduced in the Senate.
Jury convicts man of murdering woman in Wis.
A jury has convicted a 45-year-old man of murdering a woman whose body was found in La Crosse.
Jury convicts man of killing elderly woman
A jury has convicted a man of killing a 93-year-old woman in northern Wisconsin in a case authorities said had satanic overtones.
Trial lessons: Juries see more than just the evidence
Don’t wear a pinky ring. Don’t wear monogrammed shirts. Don’t drive your fancy sports car to the courthouse. These are some of the rules lawyers follow if they don’t want to alienate jurors on Day 1.
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