a right to a trial by jury is found in federal court.
a right to a trial by jury is found in federal court.
where is a right to a trial by jury found?
federal court
the court also objected, as the district court had, that the act could punish a defendant for asserting their right to a jury trial. under the act, a defendant who pleads guilty cannot be sentenced to death, since no jury has the chance to recommend the death penalty. however, if the defendant attempted an acquittal by going to trial, he would be risking his life if the jury found him guilty. the majority found that the "inevitable effect of any such provision is, of course, to discourage assertion of the fifth amendment right not to plead guilty and to deter exercise of the sixth amendment right to demand a jury trial."
united states v. jackson
unlike other persistent organic pollutants, perfluorooctanoic acid persists indefinitely and is completely resistant to bio-degradation, remaining toxic. the only way to reduce levels in the body is by physical elimination rather than degradation. in 2014, the international agency for research on cancer designated pfoa as "possibly carcinogenic" in humans. one ohio resident was awarded $1.6 million when a jury in 2015 found that her kidney cancer was caused by pfoa in drinking water. in december 2016 two million dollars was awarded when a jury found it caused the plaintiff's testicular cancer and awarded punitive damages in the amount of $10.5 million. this was the third case where a jury found dupont liable for injuries resulting from exposure to pfoa in drinking water sources. there were 3,500 similar cases awaiting trial c. 2015. according to the co-lead counselor, internal documents revealed during trial showed dupont had known of a link between pfoa and cancers since 1997. dupont maintains it has always handled pfoa "reasonably and responsibly" based on the information they, and industry regulators, had available during its use. however, the jury concluded that dupont did not act to prevent harm or inform the public, despite the information available.
dupont (1802–2017)