Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 8-216

  • Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
A jury plan may provide that, notwithstanding the limit on frequency of trial jury service in § 8-310(c)(2) of this title, an individual who serves on a jury for fewer than 5 days in a 3-year period may be summoned for jury service after 1 year.