The right to trial by jury in criminal cases is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the laws of every state. (See The Right to Trial by Jury.) Lawyers and judges select juries by a process known as "voir dire," which is Latin for "to speak the truth." More @Wikipedia
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